Gilgit District

The Gilgit District (Urdu: ضلع گلگت) is a district in Pakistan-administered territory of Gilgit-Baltistan in the disputed Kashmir region. The headquarters of the district is the town of Gilgit. The district includes the Bagrot Valley, Juglot, Danyore, Sultanabad, Naltar Valley, and the Nomal Valley. The highest peak in the district is Distaghil Sar 7,885 metres (25,869 ft), which is the seventh-highest peak in Pakistan and 19th highest in the world.