Shigar
شگر (Balti ཤི༌གར།) | |
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 Shigar, Gilgit Baltistan, Pakistan | |
  Shigar Location in the Karakoram region | |
| Coordinates: 35°25′25″N 75°44′20″E / 35.42361°N 75.73889°E | |
| Province | Gilgit–Baltistan |
| District | Shigar |
| Elevation | 2,230 m (7,320 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+5:00 (PST) |
Shigar (Urdu: شگر) is the headquarter of its namesake district and tehsil in the Baltistan division of Gilgit-Baltistan region in northern Pakistan. It is located on the bank of the Shigar River in the most remote part of the region. It is a popular site for tourists and trekkers and contains many historical buildings of architectural significance associated with several different communities.
The town is inhabited almost exclusively by the Balti people of Tibetan descent. Almost 65% of the population belongs to the Shia sect of Islam, 26% to the Norbakhshi sect and the remaining to the Sunni sect. Via the Shigar Valley, it is the gateway to the Karakoram mountain range, which has five eight-thousanders, including K2.[1]
- ^ "Shigar valley". Archived from the original on 10 January 2015. Retrieved 9 January 2015.