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Dashkin

Coordinates: 35°29′N 74°46′E / 35.483°N 74.767°E / 35.483; 74.767
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35°29′N 74°46′E / 35.483°N 74.767°E / 35.483; 74.767 Dashkin is a village in Astore, Pakistan. It is 85 km from Gilgit, the capital of Gilgit-Baltistan. It has over 5,000 inhabitants, primarily farmers and herdsmen.

The area is rich in gemstones[citation needed] and is home to a number of rare species of wildlife, such as the Astor markhor (a species of ibex) and the snow leopard.[1] Dofana Mountain and several forests are nearby.[2] Hunting permits are available.[3]

In 2003, the International Union of Nature Conservation launched a pilot to test the concept of community-based forest management in the Dashkin–_Mushkin–Tarbuling Forest as part of the Mountain Areas Conservancy Project, an initiative aimed at sustaining biodiversity in Karakoram-Hindu Kush in the western Himalayan mountains in northern Pakistan.[4][5][6][7]

References

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  1. ^ https://www.huntsmanhome.com/pakistan/ Archived 2021-01-12 at the Wayback Machine; https://issuu.com/nazishmunir/docs/conservation_chronicles_2020; Sheraz Taimouri https://www.thegef.org/sites/default/files/web-documents/10529_BD_PIF_v1.pdf
  2. ^ https://portals.iucn.org/library/sites/library/files/documents/2003-095_6.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  3. ^ http://www.wilddocu.de/flare-horned-markhor-capra-falconeri-falconeri/; https://www.huntsmanhome.com/pakistan/ Archived 2021-01-12 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ https://www.iucn.org/sites/dev/files/import/downloads/nasoed.pdf[permanent dead link] [bare URL PDF]
  5. ^ "Northern areas: State of Environment and Development Plan". 12 May 2016.
  6. ^ https://portals.iucn.org/library/sites/library/files/documents/2003-095_6.pdf [bare URL PDF]
  7. ^ "Mountain Areas Conservancy Project (MACP)".