| Gilgit Valley | |
|---|---|
Location within Gilgit Baltistan | |
Floor elevation | 2,000 m (6,600 ft) |
| Geography | |
| Location | Gilgit District, Gilgit Baltistan, Pakistan |
Population centers | Gilgit |
| Coordinates | 36°13′59″N 73°35′06″E / 36.233°N 73.585°E / 36.233; 73.585 |
| Rivers | Gilgit River |
 Interactive map of Gilgit Valley | |
Gilgit Valley (Urdu: وادئ گلگت) is a river valley traversed by the Gilgit River in Gilgit-Baltistan, northern Pakistan.1 A section of upper portion is also known as Ghizer.2 Shandur Pass leads from Chitral into Gilgit Valley.3
Geography
Lakes
Gilgit Valley has a number of lakes including;
Climate
History
Transport
375 km of road connects it to the town of Chitral via the Shandur Pass (3,800 m).3
Demographics
The town of Gilgit lies in the valley.6
References
References
- Negi, S. S. (2017-05-31). Discovering the Himalaya. Indus Publishing. p. 79. ISBN 9788173870798.
- Stellrecht, Irmtraud (1997). The Past in the Present: Horizons of Remembering in the Pakistan Himalaya. Rüdiger Köppe. p. 113. ISBN 978-3-89645-152-1.
- Klimburg-Salter, Deborah E. (1982). The Silk Route and the Diamond Path: Esoteric Buddhist Art on the Trans-Himalayan Trade Routes. Published under the sponsorship of the UCLA Art Council. p. 36.
- "Baha Lake Ghizer, Gilgit-Baltistan Pakistan". Myphander.com.
- "Shandur Lake". Archived from the original on 2015-11-19.
- Brown, William (2014-11-30). Gilgit Rebelion: The Major Who Mutinied Over Partition of India. Pen and Sword. p. 4. ISBN 9781473821873.