Gilgit Biltistan
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Gilgit is the capital city of the Province Gilgit Baltistan and Tehsil of Gilgit District.It,s ancient name was sargin.Gilgit is one of the two major hubs on the northern area for all mountaineering expeditions of Karakorm to the peaks of Himalayas.It borders Azad Kashmir to the south,the Province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to the west,Afganistan to the north and Jamu and Kashmir to the southeast.

Gilgit is home to five of the "Eight Thousanders" and to more tha fifty peaks above 7000 meters.Gigit and Skardu are the two main hubs for expeditions to those mountains.This region has highest mountains ranges.The main range is Korakoram and Himalayas.The Pamir mountains are to the north and Hindu kush is to the west.

It has three longest glaciers out side the polar regions.

Biafo Glacier
Baltoro Glacier
Batura Glacier

The climate of gilgit biltistan veries from region to region Surrounding mountain ranges creates sharp variations in weather.
There are towns like Gilgit and Chilas that are very hot during the day in summer yet cold at night and valleys like Astore, Khaplu, Yasin, Hunza, and Nagar, where the temperatures are cold even in summer