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The natural resources of the village include agriculture, horticultural resources, the Shyok River, mountains and peaks. The agriculture in the village is only summer based due to extreme cold in the winter where temperature goes to -26 C. The crops include some beans, maize, potatoes, and other food
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and summer rainfall is thus quite low. However, these mountains result in very severe winter weather. During the April to October temperatures vary between a maximum of 27 °C and a minimum (in October) 8 °C. However, temperatures can drop to below -26 °C in the December-to-February
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The ancient name of Hassanabad was Kusting, which means a large storage of water. It is said that in ancient times the Buddhist lama who ruled the area name was Lama Kastiyang. and the name Kusting was derived from the lama's name. The language spoken is
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The mountains and their surroundings generally have no forests, however there are some shrubs and herbs which are generally used by the local communities as medicinal herbs and for their cattle.
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The Shyok River near the village is an important resources for irrigation. However the same river sometime creates havoc during summer with unpredictable floods.
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crops however communities have experimented less with the agriculture due to the natural limiting factors i.e. extreme cold.
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Hassanabad is accessible only by road. The normal route to Hassanabad is via Shyok Valley Road, which connects it to
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Hassanabad has an average elevation of about 2,670 metres (8,760 ft), and is situated along the banks of the
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The climate of Hassanabad during the summer is moderated by its mountain setting and the intense heat of lowland
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Hassanabad consists of 7 blocks: Painkhor, Gabkhor, Thangkhor, Hajipakhor, Goostrang, Komick and Oraitan
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Sarina Singh; Lindsay Brown; Paul Clammer; Rodney Cocks; John Mock; Kimberley O'Neil (2008).
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View of a mountain, apricot tree and green fields in Hassanabad Chorbat
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does not reach here. The mountains also block out the summer
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Hassanabad is located in Gilgit Baltistan
34°58′24″N 76°32′25″E / 34.97333°N 76.54028°E / 34.97333; 76.54028
Pakistan
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Hasanabad
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Chorbat
Ghangche District
Gilgit-Baltistan
Pakistan
Skardu
India
Balti

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