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Gilgit (Shina: گلیت, Urdu:گلگت) is the capital city of Gilgit-Baltistan, an administrative territory of Pakistan. The city of Gilgit constitutes a tehsil within Gilgit District.[4] The city's ancient name was Sargin, later to be known as Gilit, and it is still referred to as Gilit or Sargin-Gilit by local people. In the Burushaski language, it is named Geelt and in Wakhi and Khowar it is called Gilt.
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Gilgit
گـلیت Gleet, Gilt, Geelt | |
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City | |
Coordinates: 35°55′15″N 74°18′30″E | |
Country | Pakistan |
Autonomous state | G-B |
District | Gilgit District |
First mention | 3rd Century BC |
Area | |
• Total | 57 km2 (22 sq mi) |
Elevation | 1,500 m (4,900 ft) |
Population (1998) | |
• Total | 216,760 |
• Density | 3,800/km2 (9,800/sq mi) |
Languages | |
• Official | Urdu, Shina[2] |
Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
PIN | 1571 – 1xx[3] |
Area code | +943 |
Website | gilgit |
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