Gilgit

Town in Cashmere, India, 130 m. n.w. of Svinagar, on a river of the same name tributary to the Indus. Mountain IMG:content-0295.jpg:[graphic] IMG:content-0296.png:[graphic] IMG:content-0297.jpg:[graphic] King Paul's House at Butaritari, Gilbert Islands. Cro ing the Rope Bridge over the Gilgit River. roads to Chitral render its position of some importance. Pop., 1895, ab. 4,500.