Gilgit River

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The Gilgit River is a significant mountain river in northern Pakistan that flows through Gilgit-Baltistan before joining the Indus River.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Hispar River 2

Statements (36)

Predicate Object
instanceOf mountain river
river
basinCountry Pakistan
confluenceWith Hunza River NERFINISHED
continent Asia
country Pakistan
drainageBasin Indus drainage basin NERFINISHED
flowsDirection generally southeast
flowsInto Indus River NERFINISHED
flowsNear Hunza River NERFINISHED
flowsThrough Gilgit
surface form: Gilgit District

Gilgit-Baltistan
Gilgit
surface form: city of Gilgit
hasClimateInValley cold semi-arid climate
hasCountryBorderInBasin Afghanistan
China
hasLanguageInRegion Shina
Urdu language
surface form: Urdu
hasMajorSettlementOnBank Gilgit
Juglot
locatedIn Asia
Gilgit-Baltistan
northern Pakistan
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Gilgit-Baltistan
surface form: Gilgit Division
mouthOfWaterBody Indus River NERFINISHED
partOf Indus River basin NERFINISHED
region Himalayas
Karakoram
riverSystem Indus River system NERFINISHED
sourceRegion Hindu Kush
Karakoram
tributaryOf Indus River NERFINISHED
usedFor fishing
hydropower potential
irrigation
watercourseType perennial river

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Hispar Glacier feeds Gilgit River
this entity surface form: Hispar River
Hispar Glacier flowsTo Gilgit River
this entity surface form: Hispar River
Ghizer Valley followsRiver Gilgit River
Indus River hasTributary Gilgit River
Gilgit locatedInRiverValley Gilgit River
Gilgit-Baltistan traversedByRiver Gilgit River
Indus River basin tributary Gilgit River