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The [[Deosai Mountains|Deosai Plains]] are located above the tree line, and constitute the second-highest plateau in the world at 4,115 meters (14,500 feet) after the Chinese region of [[Tibet]]. The plateau lies east of Astore, south of [[Skardu]] and west of [[Ladakh]]. The area was declared as a [[national park]] in 1993. The Deosai Plains cover an area of almost 5,000 square kilometres. For over half the year (between September and May), Deosai is snow-bound and cut off from rest of Astore & Baltistan in winters. The village of Deosai lies close to Chilum chokki and is connected with the [[Kargil District]] of [[Ladakh]] in the Kashmir disputed region through an all-weather road. | The [[Deosai Mountains|Deosai Plains]] are located above the tree line, and constitute the second-highest plateau in the world at 4,115 meters (14,500 feet) after the Chinese region of [[Tibet]]. The plateau lies east of Astore, south of [[Skardu]] and west of [[Ladakh]]. The area was declared as a [[national park]] in 1993. The Deosai Plains cover an area of almost 5,000 square kilometres. For over half the year (between September and May), Deosai is snow-bound and cut off from rest of Astore & Baltistan in winters. The village of Deosai lies close to Chilum chokki and is connected with the [[Kargil District]] of [[Ladakh]] in the Kashmir disputed region through an all-weather road. | ||
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| [[Tartary ox]] || [[Image:Close to Naltar Lake - Pakistan.jpg|frameless|upright=.50]] | |||
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| [[Shaheen falcon]] || [[Image:Shaheen Falcon DSC5640.jpg|frameless|upright=.50]] | |||
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| [[Wild Himalayan apricot]] || [[Image:Apricot tree flowers.jpg|frameless|upright=.50]] | |||
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| [[Himalayan Deodar Cedar]]|| [[Image:Gol National Park, Chitral, KPK, Pakistan (35220554743).jpg|frameless|upright=.50]] | |||
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