Chilas
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Chilas is a town in Pakistan’s Gilgit-Baltistan region, situated along the Karakoram Highway on the Indus River and serving as a key stopover for travelers heading to northern mountain destinations.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Town ⓘ |
| administrativeRole | Headquarters of Diamer District ⓘ |
| climate | Hot desert climate ⓘ |
| climateClassification | BWh ⓘ |
| country | Pakistan ⓘ |
| elevationAboveSeaLevel | about 1,000 metres ⓘ |
| function |
Local trade center
ⓘ
Transit stop for travelers to northern mountain destinations ⓘ |
| hasNearbyInfrastructure | Dams and hydropower projects on the Indus (regional) ⓘ |
| hasTransportFacility | Bus services on Karakoram Highway ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Dardistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isOnRoute |
Tourist route to Fairy Meadows area
ⓘ
Tourist route to Hunza Valley ⓘ Tourist route to Skardu and Baltistan ⓘ |
| knownFor | Rock carvings and petroglyphs along the Indus ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
Shina
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Urdu language ⓘ
surface form:
Urdu
|
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Diamer District
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gilgit-Baltistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInMountainRange |
Himalayas (regionally adjacent)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Karakoram (regionally adjacent) ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Pakistan Standard Time ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Nanga Parbat region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Karakoram Highway
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Southern bank of the Indus River ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Indus River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyMajorInfrastructure | Diamer-Bhasha Dam site (regional vicinity) ⓘ |
| partOf |
Diamer District
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gilgit-Baltistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| populationCharacteristic | Predominantly rural surroundings ⓘ |
| region | Northern Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Islam (majority) ⓘ |
| riverValley | Indus Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roadConnection |
Karakoram Highway to Gilgit
ⓘ
Karakoram Highway to Islamabad ⓘ Route towards Hunza (via KKH north of Gilgit) ⓘ Route towards Skardu (via junctions on KKH) ⓘ |
| roadDistanceTo |
Gilgit
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ⓘ
Islamabad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | Key stopover on Pakistan–China road link via KKH ⓘ |
| summerCharacteristic | Very hot summers ⓘ |
| terrain | Arid and rocky ⓘ |
| utcOffset | +05:00 ⓘ |
| winterCharacteristic | Mild to cool winters compared to higher valleys ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.