GILGIT
is the capital city of the Gilgit
Baltistan Province Areas,
Pakistan and a tehsil (headquarters) of
Gilgit District. Its ancient name was Sargin
which later on came to be known as Gilit
and it is still called Gilit or Sargin-Gilit
by local people, in the Burushaski language,
it is named Geelt. Ghallata is considered
its name in ancient Sanskrit literature.
Gilgit city is one of the two major hubs
on the Northern Areas for all mountaineering
expeditions of Karakoram to the peaks of
the Himalayas, the other hub being Skardu.
Gilgit has an area of 38,000 square kilometres (14,672 sq mi). The
region is significantly mountainous, lying on the foothills of the
Karakoram mountains, and has an average altitude of 1,500 metres
(4,900 ft). It is drained by the Indus River, which rises in the
neighbouring regions of Ladakh and Baltistan.
Gilgit Baltistan was formerly known as
the Northern Areas of Pakistan, is located in northern Pakistan. Gilgit
Baltistan borders Afghanistan to the north, China to the northeast, the
Pakistani administrated state of Azad, Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) to the
south, and the Indian-administered state of Jammu and Kashmir to the
southeast. The territory of Gilgit-Baltistan consists of seven districts
namely Gilgit, Ghezir, Hunza Nagar, Diamar, Astore, Baltistan (Skardu)
and Ghanche.
Gilgit Baltistan has the unique distinction of being the convergent
point of the three mightiest mountain ranges in the world, namely, the
Himalaya, Karakoram and Hindu Kush. These ranges have many of the
world's highest peaks and the world’s largest concentration of
glaciers outside the Polar Regions.
Nature has given Gilgit Baltistan with perfect beauty, high peaks, snowy
mountains, fresh water lakes, lush green fairy meadows, at the same time
this area is also blessed with unlimited and heavy deposits of precious
and semi-precious stones, precious & semi-precious metals, and
industrial stones like Ruby, Gold, Topaz, Aquamarine, Tourmaline,
Epidote, Paragasite, Zircon, Actinolite, Lead, Moonstone, Himalayan
Quartz, Emerald, Marble, Granite, Feldspar, Mica, Calcite, Feldspar,
Antimony, Graphite, Alum, Coal, Copper, Barite, China Clay etc. It is
estimated that almost 95% of the precious & semi-precious stones located
in Pakistan are found in Gilgit Baltistan.
At
an elevation of 1453.90 meter lies the Gilgit
valley, offers spectacular scenic beauty.
It is surrounded by lakes, rivers, glaciers
and high mountains ranges. Some of them
world's largest peaks, such as Nanga Parbat,
8125 meter and Raka Poshi, 7788 meter are
located here. The best season to visit is
from May to mid October. The local dialect
is Shina, however, Urdu and English are
also spoken and understood.
Patriata Cable Car & Chair Lift
Murree is a
got one chair lift which can release your tension
and give you a lt of pleasurable experience. You
will forget all problems. Quite easily accessible
from Rawalpindi & Islamabad as well as all major
cities of Pakistan by road. the recently
inaugurated Islamabad to murree expressway makes
it more attractive due to short distance from the
capital city Islamabad. Traveling from Islamabad
is a hassle free & comfortable drive (about 30
km). the most attractive places in murree includes
Mall road, Pindi Point & Kashmir point.
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Murree is a
got one chair lift which can release your tension
and give you a lt of pleasurable experience. You
will forget all problems. Quite easily accessible
from Rawalpindi & Islamabad as well as all major
cities of Pakistan by road. the recently
inaugurated Islamabad to murree expressway makes
it more attractive due to short distance from the
capital city Islamabad. Traveling from Islamabad
is a hassle free & comfortable drive (about 30
km). the most attractive places in murree includes
Mall road, Pindi Point & Kashmir point.