Sister cities of Gilgit

Gilgit (Urdu, Shina: گلگت) is the capital city the of newly created Gilgit District within the Gilgit-Baltistan territory of Pakistan. The town of Gilgit constitutes a tehsil within Gilgit District. The town's ancient name was Sargin, later to be known as Gilit, and it is still referred to as Gilit or Sargin-Gilit by local people. In the Burushaski language, it is named Geelt and in Wakhi and Khowar it is called Gilt. Ghallata is considered its name in ancient Sanskrit literature.