Chilas
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Chilas () is a city in Pakistan-administered territory of Gilgit-Baltistan in the disputed Kashmir region. It is the headquarters of Diamer District and the divisional capital of Diamer Division.
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- Locality
- چلاس
- Region
- گلگت بلتستان
- Country
- پاکستان
- Population
- 0
- Timezone
- Asia/Karachi
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Key facts
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- Chilas
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- City
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- The Indus River near Chilas
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- Kashmir region. LOC 2003626427 - showing sub-regions administered by different countries.jpg
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- A map showing Pakistan-administered Gilgit-Baltistan shaded in sage-green colour in the disputed Kashmir region
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- city
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- Administering country
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- Pakistan
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- territory
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- Gilgit-Baltistan
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- District
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- Diamer District
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- Metric
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- 1265
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Encyclopedic overview
11 sectionsContents
- History
- Ancient petroglyphs
- Later history
- Demographics
- Climate
- Transportation
- Notable people
- See also
- Notes
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Chilas () is a city in Pakistan-administered territory of Gilgit-Baltistan in the disputed Kashmir region. It is the headquarters of Diamer District and the divisional capital of Diamer Division.
Chilas is located on the left bank of Indus River. The weather is hot and dry in the summer and cold and dry in the winter. It can be reached by the Karakoram Highway and also through the Kaghan valley via the Babusar Pass. The Fairy Meadows National Park and Nanga Parbat, the ninth highest peak in the world, are also located nearby it. Karakoram International University has a sub-campus in Chilas.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Chilas” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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