Gilgit

Gilgit is an area of the north of the Pakistan, at the border of the Xinjiang Chinese. It has a surface of 38.021 km ². It is a mountainous region, with the feet of the Karakoroum, an average altitude of 1.500 Mr. the Indus which crosses the area close to the Baltistan is fed by the river éponyme.

References (in English)

"The Gilgit Game" by John Keay (1985) ISBN 0195774663
Drew, Frederic. Date unknown. The Northern Barrier off India: popular account off the Jammoo and Kashmir Territories with Illustrations has. Reprint: Light & Life Publishers, Jammu. 1971.
Jettmar, Karl, 1980. Bolor & Dardistan . National Institute off Folk Heritage, Islamabad.
Knight, E.F. 1893. Where Three Meet Empires: With Narration off Recent Travel in: Kashmir, Tibet Western, Gilgit, and the adjoining countries . Longmans, Green, and Co., London. Reprint: Ch' eng Wen Publishing Company, Taipei. 1971.
Leitner, G.W. 1893. Dardistan in 1866,1886 and 1893: Being Year Account off the History, Religions, Customs, Legends, Fables and Songs off Gilgit, Chilas, Kandia (Gabrial) Yasin, Chitral, Hunza, Nagyr and other shares off the Hindukush, ace also has off supplement to the second edition The Hunza and Nagyr Handbook. And Year Epitome off Share III off the author' S “The Languages and Races off Dardistan . First Reprint 1978. Manjusri Publishing House, New Delhi.
Muhammad, Gulam. 1980. Festivals and Folklore off Gilgit . National Institute off Folk Heritage, Islamabad.an things are going fine

External bonds

The Changing Northern Areas
Pakistan' S Northern Areas dilemma
Northern Areas Development Gateway
Pakistan' S Northern Areas
Northern Pakistan' S Karakoram & Hindukush Mountains
The Mountain Areas Conservancy Project
Gilgit Map
Silk Road Seattle (The Silk Road Seattle website contains many useful resources including has number off full-text historical works)

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