Gilgit District

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The Gilgit District ( ) is a district in Pakistan-administered territory of Gilgit-Baltistan in the disputed Kashmir region. The headquarters of the district is the town of Gilgit. The district includes the Bagrot Valley, Juglot, Danyore, Sultanabad, Naltar Valley, and the Nomal Valley. The highest peak in the district is Distaghil Sar , which is the seventh-highest peak in Pakistan and 19th highest in the world.

Geography

Gilgit District is bounded on the north by the Nagar District, on the east by the Shigar District and the Rondu District, on the south by the Tangir District, the Diamer District, and the Astore District, and on the west by the Ghizer District. Less than 26% of the district consists of alpine pastures, with over 65% of remaining area being barren or permanently snow covered.

Rivers

The main rivers in the district are: Astore River Gilgit River, enters the Gilgit District from the west, south of the Bichhar Pass (Naltar Valley) and flows west through the town of Gilgit .Hunza River, flows further south and joins the Gilgit River northeast of the town of Gilgit Indus River, enters the Gilgit District from the Shigar District about six kilometers north of Jaglot, where the Gilgit River joins the Indus River and flows south along the Karakoram Highway.

Lakes

Borit Lake Naltar Lake Nomal Lake Pahote Lake Rush Lake

Administration

Gilgit District is divided into three tehsils: Danyor Tehsil Gilgit Tehsil Juglot Tehsil

References

Text derived from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373616529 under CC BY-SA 4.0; modifications have been made.