The city of Gilgit
constitutes a tehsil within Gilgit
District. The city's ancient name was Sargin, later to be known as
Gilit, and it is still referred to as Gilit or Sargin-Gilit
by local people. In the Burushaski language, it is named
Geelt and in Wakhi and Khowar it is called Gilt.
Ghallata is considered its name in ancient Sanskrit literature.
Gilgit experiences a cold desert climate (Köppen climate
classification . Weather conditions for Gilgit are dominated by
its geographical location, a valley in a mountainous area, southwest of Karakoram range. The prevalent season
of Gilgit is winter, occupying the valley eight to nine months a year.
Phandar valley Gilgit
Gilgit lacks significant rainfall, averaging in 120 to 240 millimetres (4.7
to 9.4 in) annually, as monsoon breaks
against the southern range of Himalayas. Irrigation for land cultivation is
obtained from the rivers, abundant with melting snow water from higher
altitudes.
The summer season is brief and hot. The piercing sunrays may raise the
temperature up to 40 °C (104 °F), yet it is always cool in the shade. As a
result of this extremity in the weather, landslides and avalanches are frequent
in the area
Gilgit city is one of the two major hubs for all mountaineering expeditions
in Gilgit–Baltistan. Almost all tourists
headed for treks in Karakoram or
Himalaya
Ranges arrive at Gilgit first. Gilgit is served by the nearby Gilgit Airport. Many
tourists choose to travel to Gilgit by air, since road travel between Islamabad and Gilgit, by the Karakoram Highway,
takes 14–24 hours, whereas the air travel takes a mere 55–60 minutes.
Gilgit was an important city on the Silk Road, along which Buddhism was spread from South Asia to the rest of Asia. It is considered as a Buddhism corridor
from which many Chinese monks came to Kashmir to learn and preach Buddhism.
Brogpas trace their settlement from
Gilgit into the fertile villages of Ladakh through a rich corpus of hymns,
songs, and folklore that have been passed down through generations. The Dards and Shinas appear in many
of the old Pauranic lists of peoples
who lived in the region, with the former also mentioned in Ptolemy's accounts of the region. Two
famous travellers, Faxian and Xuanzang, traversed Gilgit according to
their accounts.
Fairy Meadows Lake
Polo is the favourite game of the people
of Gilgit, Skardu, Ghanche, Chilas, Astore, Hunza, Nagar, and the surrounding
areas. Every year, many tourists visit to enjoy polo in
Gilgit-Baltistan. "Polo" is a Persian word which means "ball".
Other games such as cricket,
tuksori of Nagar, gulli
danda, kabbadi,
and volleyball are also
played.
There are several tourist attractions relatively close to Gilgit: Naltar Valley with Naltar Peak, Hunza Valley, Nagar Valley, Fairy Meadow in Raikot, Shigar
town, Skardu city, Haramosh Peak in Karakoram
Range, Bagrot-Haramosh Valley, Deosai National
Park, Astore Valley,
Rama
Lake, Juglot town, Phunder village,
Yasin Valley, Kargah
Valley and nomal, Gilgit Baltistan.
Come visit us and feel the difference...........
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