Gilgit

Summary

Gilgit is a city^[1]. Gilgit ranks in the top 9% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,573 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Gilgit is located in Gilgit Tehsil^[3].
• Gilgit is in the country of Pakistan^[4].
• Gilgit is on the body of water Gilgit River^[5].
• Gilgit's instance of is recorded as city^[6].
• Gilgit's Commons category is recorded as Gilgit (city)^[7].
• Gilgit's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+05:30^[8].
• Gilgit's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 35.920833333333334, 'lon': 74.31444444444445}^[9].
• Gilgit's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Gilgit^[10].
• Gilgit has a population of {'amount': '+8851'}^[11].
• Gilgit's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[12].
• Gilgit's capital of is recorded as Gilgit District^[13].
• Gilgit's capital of is recorded as Gilgit-Baltistan^[14].
• Gilgit's capital of is recorded as Gilgit Tehsil^[15].
• Gilgit's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'ur', 'text': 'گلگت'}^[16].
• Gilgit's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Gilgit'}^[17].
• Gilgit's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ur', 'text': 'گلگت\u200e'}^[18].
• Gilgit's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Gilgit'}^[19].
• Gilgit sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1500'}^[20].
• Gilgit's category for the view of the item is recorded as Category:Views of Gilgit City^[21].

Body

Geography

Gilgit is in the country of Pakistan^[4]. Gilgit is located in Gilgit Tehsil^[3]. Gilgit is on the body of water Gilgit River^[5].

Physical Characteristics

Gilgit sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1500'}^[20]. Gilgit has a population of {'amount': '+8851'}^[11].

Designation and Status

Gilgit's instance of is recorded as city^[6].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Gilgit include Gilgit Airport^[22], an airport^[23], in Pakistan^[24].

Why It Matters

Gilgit ranks in the top 9% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,573 views/month).^[2] Gilgit has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[25] Gilgit is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[26]

Entities named for Gilgit include Gilgit Airport^[22], an airport^[23], in Pakistan^[24].