Gilgit

Summary

Gilgit is a city^[1]. Gilgit ranks in the top 9% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (384 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 image is recorded as Gilgit Northern Pakistan.jpg^[6].
• Gilgit's instance of is recorded as city^[7].
• Gilgit's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 9135147270625435700004^[8].
• Gilgit's GND ID is recorded as 4021036-4^[9].
• Gilgit's IdRef ID is recorded as 168159562^[10].
• Gilgit's Commons category is recorded as Gilgit (city)^[11].
• Gilgit's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+05:30^[12].
• Gilgit's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 35.920833333333334, 'lon': 74.31444444444445}^[13].
• Gilgit's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02m_j2^[14].
• Gilgit's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Gilgit^[15].
• Gilgit's page banner is recorded as Gilgit banner Kargah Buddha.jpg^[16].
• Gilgit's population is recorded as {'amount': '+8851'}^[17].
• Gilgit's WOEID is recorded as 2210970^[18].
• Gilgit's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[19].
• Gilgit's capital of is recorded as Gilgit District^[20].
• Gilgit's capital of is recorded as Gilgit-Baltistan^[21].
• Gilgit's capital of is recorded as Gilgit Tehsil^[22].
• Gilgit's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as place/Gilgit^[23].
• Gilgit's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'ur', 'text': 'گلگت'}^[24].
• Gilgit's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Gilgit'}^[25].
• Gilgit's GeoNames ID is recorded as 1178338^[26].
• Gilgit's BBC Things ID is recorded as ab348796-0a08-4519-9246-f17f169ba318^[27].

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's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+1500'}^[28]. Gilgit's population is recorded as {'amount': '+8851'}^[17].

Designation and Status

Gilgit's instance of is recorded as city^[7].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Gilgit include Gilgit Airport^[29], an airport^[30], in Pakistan^[31].

Why It Matters

Gilgit ranks in the top 9% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (384 views/month).^[2] Gilgit has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[32] Gilgit is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[33]

Entities named for Gilgit include Gilgit Airport^[29], an airport^[30], in Pakistan^[31].