Ghizer District ( Urdu : ضلع غذر ) is a district of Pakistan-administered Gilgit-Baltistan region in the disputed Kashmir region. It is one of the 14 districts of Gilgit-Baltistan. The former Ghizer District that existed from 1974 to 2019 spanned the entire upper Gilgit River Valley (also known as the Ghizer River Valley). In 2019, the former district was divided into the Gupis-Yasin District in the west and the present, smaller Ghizer District in the east.
5-555: Ghizer may refer to several divisions and places in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan: Ghizer District (2019–) , a current district of Gilgit-Baltistan Ghizer Tehsil , a tehsil of Ghizer District Ghizer District (1974–2019) , a former district of Gilgit-Baltistan Ghizer River, an alternative name of Gilgit River Ghizer Valley or Koh-i-Ghizer, an alternative name of Golaghmuli Valley [REDACTED] Topics referred to by
10-717: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Ghizer District (2019%E2%80%93) Before inclusion in Gilgit Agency by the British, the area was part of Chitral under Kho Khushwaqt Mehtar ("ruler"). The Ghizer District is bounded on the north by the Upper Chitral District of Pakistan 's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province and the Wakhan District of Afghanistan 's Badakhshan Province , on
15-937: The east by the Hunza District , the Nagar District , and the Gilgit District , on the south by the Tangir District , on the south-west by the Darel District , and on the west by the Gupis-Yasin District . The highest peak of Ghizer District is Koyo Zom (6,871 m) ( Hindu Kush Range range), which lies on the boundary between Ghizer District and Chitral . Some of the main places in the district are Koh-i-Ghizer, Ishkoman and Yasin valleys. Other places include Gupis , Chatorkhand, Imit, Pingal , Shahmaran and Utz. Some of
20-575: The passes in the district are: The main river in the district is the Gilgit River . The other tributaries include the Qurumbar River, Phakora River, Hayal River, Singul River and Yasin River, Phander river tributary which also joins the main stream at different points. The present Ghizer District consists of two tehsils : The district headquarters is the town of Gahkuch . According to
25-424: The same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ghizer&oldid=1023783578 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
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