Gilgit

Gilgit

▪ Kashmir region, Pakistan
      town in the Northern Areas of the Pakistani-administered sector of the Kashmir region, in the northern Indian subcontinent. It is situated in the Karakoram Range in a narrow valley on the Gilgit River at its confluence with the Hunza River and about 20 miles (32 km) upstream from its confluence with the Indus River. The town was once a Buddhist centre; now, as in earlier days, it serves as a frontier station for local tribal areas. Its economy is mainly agricultural, with wheat, corn (maize), and barley as the main crops. Tourism, notably trekking and mountaineering in the Karakorams, is growing in importance. The main route from Gilgit through the mountains to Mansehra (Mānsehra) in North-West Frontier Province is the Karakoram Highway (completed in 1978); the town also has a small airport. Gilgit is the only town of any size in the region. Pop. (1998 prelim.) 8,200.

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