Gahkuch
گاہکوچ | |
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City | |
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Top left to right: Gahkuch Fort, Sumal Valley, River Ghizer and Gahkuch Valley | |
| Coordinates: 36°10′25″N 73°46′00″E / 36.17361°N 73.76667°E / 36.17361; 73.76667 | |
| Administering country | Pakistan |
| Administrative unit | Gilgit–Baltistan |
| District | Ghizer District |
| Elevation | 1,899 m (6,230 ft) |
| Population (1998) | |
• Total | 10,142 |
| Time zone | UTC+05:00 (Pakistan Standard Time) |
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Gahkuch (Urdu: گاہکوچ) is the capital city of Ghizer District in Pakistan-administered Gilgit-Baltistan, in the disputed Kashmir.[1] The city lies on the way to Ishkoman.[2] Surrounded by mountains, it lies 72 kilometers northwest of Gilgit, the capital of the Gilgit-Baltistan region.[1] 1998 Pakistani census recorded the population of Gahkuch as 10,142.[3]
References
- ^ a b "Gahkuch". visitgilgitbaltistan.gov.pk. Tourism, Sports, Culture, Archaeology & Museums Department.
- ^ "Government of Pakistan". Tourism.gov.pk. Archived from the original on 27 July 2019. Retrieved 2012-10-20.
- ^ Gilgit-Baltistan: Districts and Places
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