Shigar District

Shigar District
District
Coordinates: PK 35°26′N 75°44′E / 35.433°N 75.733°E / 35.433; 75.733
Country	Pakistan
Province	Gilgit-Baltistan
Headquarters	Shigar
Area
• Total	8,500 km² (3,300 sq mi)
Population
• Estimate (1998)	109,000
Time zone	PST (UTC+5)

Shigar District, a political sub-division of Pakistan, is part of Baltistan and currently constitutes one of the nine districts of the Gilgit–Baltistan territory of Pakistan. It is bounded on the southeast by Kargil district in the Indian-Administered Jammu and Kashmir, on the east by Ghanche District, on the northeast by Xinjiang (China), on the south by Baramulla and Kargil District, on the west by district Astore and on the north by Gilgit District.

Shigar town is the capital of Shigar District.

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Territory of Gilgit-Baltistan topics

Passes	Karakoram Pass Gyong La Gondogoro Pass Bilafond La

Valleys	Skardu Valley Khaplu Valley Kharmang Shigar Valley Roundu Baltistan Galtari

Cities and towns	Skardu Kargil Shigar Khaplu Kharmang Roundu Baltistan Balghar Barah valley Chalunka Chorbat Valley Ghawari Haldi, Baltistan Hassanabad Karimabad Hushe Valley Keris Valley Khane Kharfak Korphe Yugo, Baltistan Yugupa

Rivers, glaciers and lakes	Baltoro Glacier Biafo Glacier Siachen Glacier Bilafond Glacier Godwin-Austen Glacier Trango Glacier Lake Kharfak Satpara Lake Shangrila Lake Shigar River Shyok River Indus Hushe River Saltoro River

Architecture	Chaqchan Mosque Khanaq-e-Mullah Noorbakshia Khaplu Bala Khaplu Palace Shigar Fort Skardu Fort Baltit Fort Amburik Mosque

See also	Karakoram Highway Ladakh Line of Control Kargil War Balti language History of Gilgit-Baltistan K2 Balti (food)

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