Gilgit River

Gilgit River (Urdu: دریائے گلگت‎) is a tributary of the Indus River, and flows past the town of Gilgit. It is located in the Northern Areas of Gilgit–Baltistan, Pakistan. The Gilgit starts from Shandur lake. The Gilgit River is also referred to as the Ghizar River.

Shandur is a place where an annual polo game is played between teams representing Chitral and Gilgit. Shandur is the route to Chitral from Gilgit in the Hindukush mountain range and has a height of about 12,000 ft (3,700 m).

Hydrography of South Asia

Inland	Indus Ganges Yamuna Chenab Jhelum Bhagirathi River Brahmaputra Godavari Narmada Tapti Ravi Beas Sutlej Padma Sarasvati Sharda Krishna Kaveri Kali River Meghna Gandaki River Mahanadi Mahaweli Son Ghaghara Betwa Chambal Kosi Sankosh Ganges Basin Ganges Delta Indus Delta Dal Lake Pookode Lake Skeleton Lake Chilika Lake Lake Powai Borith Lake Saiful Muluk Gosaikunda Nizam Sagar Red Hills Lake Malampuzha Kerala Backwaters Damodar Luni

Coastal	Indian Ocean Arabian Sea Laccadive Sea Bay of Bengal Gulf of Kutch Gulf of Khambhat Palk Strait Gulf of Mannar

Categories	Lakes of Bangladesh / India / Nepal / Pakistan Reservoirs and dams in India Rivers of Bangladesh / Bhutan / India / Nepal / Pakistan

Coordinates: 36°04′44″N 72°32′07″E / 36.07889°N 72.53528°E / 36.07889; 72.53528

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