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The '''Gilgit River''' ({{Lang-ur|{{nq|دریائے گلگت}}}}; also referred to as the '''Ghizer River''') is a [[tributary]] of the [[Indus River]], and flows through the [[Gupis-Yasin District|Gupis-Yasin]], [[Ghizer District (2019–)|Ghizer]] and [[Gilgit District|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,<ref>{{cite book|title=isbn:1483603792 - Cerca con Google|language=it}}</ref> joins the [[Indus River]] at [[Juglot#Junction Point of Three mightiest mountain ranges|junction point of three mountains ranges]] near towns of [[Juglot]] and [[Bunji, Pakistan|Bunji]].<ref>{{cite book|last1=Handy|first1=Norman|title=K2, The Savage Mountain: Travels in Northern Pakistan|date=2017|publisher=novum pro Verlag|isbn=9783990487174|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last1=Dani|first1=Ahmad Hasan|last2=Masson|first2=Vadim Mikhaĭlovich|title=History of Civilizations of Central Asia: Development in contrast : from the sixteenth to the mid-nineteenth century|date=2003|publisher=UNESCO|isbn=9789231038761|language=en}}</ref>
The '''Gilgit River''' ({{Lang-ur|{{nq|دریائے گلگت}}}}) is a [[tributary]] of the [[Indus River]], flowing through various districts of [[Pakistan]]'s [[Gilgit-Baltistan]] region, including [[Gupis-Yasin District|Gupis-Yasin]], [[Ghizer District (2019–)|Ghizer]] and [[Gilgit District|Gilgit]] districts. The Gilgit River originates from [[Shandur]] Lake<ref>{{cite book|title=isbn:1483603792 - Cerca con Google|language=it}}</ref> and proceeds to join the Indus River near the towns of [[Juglot]] and [[Bunji, Pakistan|Bunji]]. This confluence is believed to mark the meeting point of three prominent mountain ranges: the [[Hindu Kush]], the [[Himalayas]], and the [[Karakoram]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Handy |first1=Norman |title=K2, The Savage Mountain: Travels in Northern Pakistan |date=2017 |publisher=novum pro Verlag |isbn=9783990487174 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Dani |first1=Ahmad Hasan |title=History of Civilizations of Central Asia: Development in contrast : from the sixteenth to the mid-nineteenth century |last2=Masson |first2=Vadim Mikhaĭlovich |date=2003 |publisher=UNESCO |isbn=9789231038761 |language=en}}</ref>

The upper sections of the Gilgit River are referred to as the '''Gupis River''' and '''Ghizer River'''.
[[File:Indus river.svg|thumb|left|upright=1.3|The Gilgit River is a tributary of the [[Indus River]]]]
[[File:Indus river.svg|thumb|left|upright=1.3|The Gilgit River is a tributary of the [[Indus River]]]]
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Revision as of 05:10, 28 May 2024

Gilgit River
Course of the Gilgit River
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 / 35.74194°N 74.62472°E / 35.74194; 74.62472
Length240 km
Basin features
WaterbodiesShandur Lake, Phander Lake, Attabad Lake

The Gilgit River (Urdu: دریائے گلگت) is a tributary of the Indus River, flowing through various districts of Pakistan's Gilgit-Baltistan region, including Gupis-Yasin, Ghizer and Gilgit districts. The Gilgit River originates from Shandur Lake[1] and proceeds to join the Indus River near the towns of Juglot and Bunji. This confluence is believed to mark the meeting point of three prominent mountain ranges: the Hindu Kush, the Himalayas, and the Karakoram.[2][3]

The upper sections of the Gilgit River are referred to as the Gupis River and Ghizer River.

The Gilgit River is a tributary of the Indus River

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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