Kargil

Summary

Kargil is a city^[1]. Kargil ranks in the top 8% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (385 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Kargil is located in Kargil district^[3].
• Kargil is in the country of India^[4].
• Kargil's image is recorded as Kargil Town Panorama.jpg^[5].
• Kargil's instance of is recorded as city^[6].
• Kargil's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 155917705^[7].
• Kargil's GND ID is recorded as 4612547-4^[8].
• Kargil's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n78030890^[9].
• Kargil's postal code is recorded as 194103^[10].
• Kargil's Commons category is recorded as Kargil^[11].
• Kargil's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+05:30^[12].
• Kargil's local dialing code is recorded as 1985^[13].
• +1979-07-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Kargil^[14].
• Kargil's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 34.5594, 'lon': 76.1256}^[15].
• Kargil's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0b5frl^[16].
• Kargil's official website is recorded as https://kargil.nic.in^[17].
• Kargil's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Kargil^[18].
• Kargil's page banner is recorded as Kargil banner.jpg^[19].
• Kargil's capital of is recorded as Kargil district^[20].
• Kargil's capital of is recorded as Ladakh^[21].
• Kargil's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as place/Kargil^[22].
• Kargil's GeoNames ID is recorded as 1267776^[23].
• Kargil's different from is recorded as Cargill^[24].
• Kargil's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+2676'}^[25].
• Kargil's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+14086'}^[26].
• Kargil's FAST ID is recorded as 1203485^[27].

Body

Geography

Kargil is in the country of India^[4]. Kargil is located in Kargil district^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Kargil's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+14086'}^[26]. Kargil's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+2676'}^[25].

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

+1979-07-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Kargil^[14].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Kargil include Kargil Airport^[28], an airport^[29], in India^[30].

Why It Matters

Kargil ranks in the top 8% of city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (385 views/month).^[2] Kargil has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[31] Kargil is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[32]

Entities named for Kargil include Kargil Airport^[28], an airport^[29], in India^[30].