Gilgit

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Gilgit is a major town in northern Pakistan that serves as a key regional hub for trade, tourism, and access to the Karakoram mountain range.

All labels observed (6)

Label Occurrences
Gilgit canonical 39
Gilgit District 6
Gilgit Valley 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf city
regional capital
airportIATA GIL
airportICAO OPGT
climateClassification cold semi-arid climate
commonlySpokenLanguage Burushaski
Khowar
Shina
Wakhi
connectedToCityByRoad Hunza
Islamabad
Skardu
connectedToCountryByRoad China
country Pakistan
governingBody Gilgit Municipal Corporation
hasHigherEducationInstitution Karakoram International University
hasTouristAttractionType mountain landscapes
river valleys
trekking routes
historicalRegion Gilgit-Baltistan
surface form: Gilgit Agency

Jammu and Kashmir
surface form: Princely State of Jammu and Kashmir
historicalTradeRoute Silk Road cultural sphere
surface form: Silk Road region
knownFor access to Karakoram mountain range
mountain tourism
mountaineering
proximity to K2
proximity to Nanga Parbat
trekking
locatedIn Gilgit-Baltistan
northern Pakistan
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Gilgit self-linksurface differs
surface form: Gilgit District
locatedInGeopoliticalRegion disputed Kashmir region
locatedInMountainRange Himalayas
Karakoram
locatedInRiverValley Gilgit River
locatedOn Karakoram Highway
nearPass Khunjerab Pass
officialLanguage Urdu language
surface form: Urdu
partOf Gilgit-Baltistan
surface form: Gilgit Division
regionCode GB
religionMajority Islam
role regional trade hub
tourism hub
transport hub
timeZone Pakistan Standard Time
transportInfrastructure Gilgit Airport
tributaryOfNearbyRiver Indus River
utcOffset +05:00

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

Karakoram River valleys contains Gilgit
this entity surface form: Gilgit Valley