Gilgit District
district of Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
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The Gilgit District is bounded by the Wakhan Corridor of (Afghanistan) in the north, Xinjiang (China) in the north and northeast, Skardu District in the south and southeast. The capital of the Gilgit District is Gilgit town.
The district includes Gilgit town, Naltar, Hunza, Gojal (Upper Hunza) and Shimshal. It also includes many small villages like Minapin, Hopar, and Hispar. The Haramosh valley, now in the Gilgit District, was previously in the Skardu District.
The highest peak in the Gilgit District is Distaghil Sar 7,885 metres (25,869 ft), which is the 19th-highest mountain in the world.
Demography
changeMain languages are Balti, Erina, Shina, Burushaski and khowar.
Tehsils
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