Juglot or Jaglot (formerly Sai) is a town located in the

Gilgit District The Gilgit District ( ur, ) is one of the 14 districts of Pakistan-administered territory of Gilgit-Baltistan. The headquarters of the district is the town of Gilgit. According to the 1998 census, the Gilgit District had a population of 243,324 ...

of Gilgit−Baltistan,

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. It is situated southeast of the capital city of

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on the

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. The town is situated at the junction of three major mountain ranges: the

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, the

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and the

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. The

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and

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rivers is also located nearby. Juglot is also the junction where the roads to Gilgit and

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split into different directions: the road to Skardu branches off by about six kilometres towards Gilgit.

Geography

Junction Point of Three mightiest mountain ranges of the world

Jaglot is situated at the mouth of

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as it joins the

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on its right side. Across the Indus River on its left bank is the village of Bunji. In the 19th century, a ferry service used to run between Jaglot (then known as ''Sai'') and Bunji, which provided the only means of communication between

and

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. In 1893, a suspension bridge called the Partab Bridge was constructed upstream, which provided an easier means of communication. Approximately three miles above the mouth of Sai Nala, another mountain torrent joins it from the left. This and the Sai Nala provide several fertile plains, on which some dozen

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were raised, all of which have now merged into the village of Jaglot.

History

Historically, Juglot was strategically important as it lay along the route linking

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via the

region. Bunji, which served as a garrison location for the state military forces of the

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, is situated across the

. The struggle for Kashmir's independence from the Sikh rulers of Kashmir also originated in Juglot. Today, Juglot serves as one of the most important logistical bases for the

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. The town gained significance for Pakistani forces during the 1984–2003 India–Pakistan conflict over the

Siachen Glacier The Siachen Glacier is a glacier located in the eastern Karakoram range in the Himalayas at about , just northeast of the point NJ9842 where the Line of Control between India and Pakistan ends. At long, it is the longest glacier in the Kara ...

, which remains the highest active battleground in the world.

Resources

Juglot is located in a fertile valley with rich natural resources. It is one of the business hubs of Gilgit−Baltistan due to its provision of access to all six districts of the Pakistani-administered territory. The town also contains the largest oil, wheat and flour depots in the territory. It has independent power-generation facilities and sufficient electric power to attract a number of flour mills and marble plants. Artisanal

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in the

is carried out by a tribe known as the Soniwals (gold hunters).

Villages

Juglot contains fifteen villages, including:Gazetteer of Kashmir and Ladak
1890, p.711. * DamotGazetteer of Kashmir and Ladak
1890, p.232. * ChakarkotGazetteer of Kashmir and Ladak
1890, p.250. * Gasho Pahote * Manote * Sabil

References

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External links

Sai Nala
mapped on OpenStreetMap, retrieved 16 May 2022. Populated places in Gilgit District Valleys of Gilgit-Baltistan