Gilgit River

River near Gilgit

Gilgit River (Urdu: دریائے گلگت‎) is a tributary of the Indus River, and flows past the town of Gilgit. It is located in the Northern Areas of Gilgit–Baltistan, Pakistan. The Gilgit river starts from Shandur lake. The Gilgit River is also referred to as the Ghizar River.

Polo

Shandur is a place where an annual polo game is played between teams representing Chitral and Gilgit. Shandur is the route to Chitral from Gilgit in the Hindukush mountain range and has a height of about 12,000 ft (3,700 m).

Gallery

Gilgit River is a tributary of the Indus River
UN map of Siachin
Actual Ground Position Line shown with yellow-colored dotted line

References

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Hydrography of the Indian subcontinent

Inland rivers	Beas Betwa Bhagirathi Brahmaputra Chambal Chenab Damodar Godavari Gandaki Ganges Ghaghara Indus Jhelum Kali Kaveri Kosi Krishna Luni Mahanadi Mahaweli Meghna Narmada Padma Ravi Sarasvati Sankosh Sharda Son Sutlej Tapti Yamuna

Inland lakes, deltas, etc.	Ganges Basin Ganges Delta Indus Delta Dal Lake Pookode Lake Skeleton Lake Chilika Lake Lake Powai Borith Lake Saiful Muluk Gosaikunda Nizam Sagar Red Hills Lake Malampuzha Kerala backwaters Pulicat Lake

Coastal	Indian Ocean Arabian Sea Bay of Bengal Gulf of Kutch Gulf of Khambhat Gulf of Mannar Laccadive Sea Palk Strait

Categories	Lakes of Bangladesh / India / Nepal / Pakistan Reservoirs and dams in India Rivers of Bangladesh / Bhutan / India / Nepal / Pakistan

Hydrology of Pakistan

Lakes	Ansoo Baghsar Banjosa Borith Chitta Katha Dudipatsar Hadero Haleji Hanna Karambar Keenjhar Khabikki Kundol Lower Kachura Lulusar Mahodand Manchar Namal Payee Rama Rawal Rush Saiful Muluk Satpara Sheosar Shonter Subri Uchhali Upper Kachura

Rivers	Indus Astore Bara Basol Braldu Bunhar Chenab Dasht Dori Gambila Ghaggar-Hakra Gilgit Gomal Haro Hingol Hispar Hunza Jhelum Jindi Kabul Kech Korang Kunar Mula Neelum Panjkora Panjnad Poonch Rakshan Ravi Rupal Shaksgam Shigar Shingo Shyok Soan Suru Sutlej Swan Swat Tawi Zhob

Coastal	Indian Ocean Arabian Sea Gulf of Oman

Categories	Lakes Rivers

Coordinates: 36°04′44″N 72°32′07″E / 36.07889°N 72.53528°E / 36.07889; 72.53528

Authority control	WorldCat Identities VIAF: 240314725 GND: 4021037-6

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