Gilgit River

The Gilgit River (Urdu: دریائے گلگت‎; also referred to as the Ghizer River) is a tributary of the Indus River, and flows through the Gupis-Yasin, Ghizer and Gilgit districts of Gilgit-Baltistan. The upper sections of the river are called Gupis River and Ghizer River. The Gilgit River starts from Shandur Lake,[1] joins the Indus River at junction point of three mountains ranges near towns of Juglot and Bunji.[2][3]

The Gilgit River is a tributary of the Indus River
Gilgit River
Course of the Gilgit
Native nameدریائے گلگت  (Urdu)
Location
CountryPakistan
Autonomous TerritoryGilgit-Baltistan
DistrictsGupis-Yasin, Ghizer and Gilgit
Physical characteristics
Mouth 
 • coordinates
35°44′31″N 74°37′29″E
Length240 km
Basin features
WaterbodiesShandur Lake, Phander Lake, Attabad Lake

See also

References
  1. isbn:1483603792 - Cerca con Google (in Italian).
  2. Handy, Norman (2017). K2, The Savage Mountain: Travels in Northern Pakistan. novum pro Verlag. ISBN 9783990487174.
  3. Dani, Ahmad Hasan; Masson, Vadim Mikhaĭlovich (2003). History of Civilizations of Central Asia: Development in contrast : from the sixteenth to the mid-nineteenth century. UNESCO. ISBN 9789231038761.
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