Gilgit

Gilgit ( Urdu: گلگت ) is a city on the river Gilgit, a tributary of the Indus, in the Pakistani part of the Karakoram. They once belonged to Kashmir and is the only city with a larger influence in northern Pakistan. The population is 10,414 (as of 1 January 2007).

The city is situated on the Karakoram Highway, the only road vehicle not only passable road and important trade route between Pakistan and China, which also Gilgit gaining in importance.

Gilgit has a small airport that can only be approached during the day and good weather. It is also the switching station for telephone lines in the north-east location Hunza Valley.

Gilgit is the capital of the region of Gilgit- Baltistan, which was referred to 2009 as the Northern Areas ( Northern Areas ).