Dashkin

Dashkin is a village in the district Astore, 85 km from Gilgit, capital of Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan.

Dashkin is home to a number of rare species of wildlife, such as the Astor markhor (a species of ibex) and the snow leopard. The people of Dashkin engage in some traditional sports like swimming, riding, hunting, kabdi, basra and rasa kashi. The village has many natural resources, and the Dichil Nallah of Dashkin has many gemstones. The people of Dashkin has active political role in Gilgit-Baltistan since independence. There are a number of notable people from this small village, including: Dr. Talibullah Shah (late), SSP Amir Hamza (late), Advocate Siffat Khan (late), Inspector Muhammad Ibrahim (late) and Molana Adul Sami, Dr. Muhammad Iqbal, Headmaster Barkat shah (Retd). Academic from the area include Khalid Mahmood M.Phil from Quid-i-Azam University, Ph.D from ICCBS, Karachi University; Raza ullah M.Phil leading to Ph.D HEJ. Research Institute of Chemistry, ICCBS, University of Karachi.