T R AV E L
Discovering Gilgit
Pakistan
G
ilgit is a located at an altitude of Approximately
1500 Meters (4800 Feet) in the North east of Pakistan . The city had been a central point of trade
and political activity as early as 1st century AD. Since then
it has always been a very strategic point for the neighboring countries. Surrounded by the massive mountains
of Karakorums Gilgit is a small valley with a ground just
enough to form a small city of 500000 persons. Beyond
here there is no such a big town or city in any direction
within a distance of about 450 Kilometers in any direction. Gilgit is the administrative and commercial capital of
Northern areas. Mountains of the region are known to be
the highest and greatest in the Num