Skardu is located in the 10 km wide by 40 km long Skardu
Valley, at the confluence of the Indus river (flowing from near Kailash in Tibet
and through neighbouring Ladakh before reaching Baltistan) and the Shigar River.
Skardu is situated at an altitude of nearly 2,500 m (8,200 ft). The town
is surrounded by grey-brown coloured mountains, which hide the 8,000 metre
peaks of the nearby Karakoram range
