Sher Qilla
Sher Qilla or Sherqilla is a village in Ghizer District, 38 kilometres from Gilgit, Pakistan. The Ghizer District, established in 1974, forms the westernmost region of the Gilgit-Baltistan region of Pakistan.- Type: Village
- Description: Sherqilla Valley is located in the North part of Pakistan. 38 km away from the Gilgit City
- Also known as: “Cher”, “Sher Kila”, “Sher Qila”, “Sher Qilla Valley”, “Sherqilla”, and “شیر قلعہ”
Sher Qilla
- Categories: administrative territorial entity and locality
- Location: Ghizer District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
36.09178° or 36° 5′ 30″ north
Longitude
74.04898° or 74° 2′ 56″ east
Elevation
1,742 metres (5,715 feet)
Open location code
8J8P32RX+PH
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Persian to Urdu—“Sher Qilla” goes by many names.
- Persian: “شیرقلعه (پاکستان)”
- Persian: “شیرقلعه”
- Pushto: “شیر قلعہ وادی”
- Urdu: “شیر قلعہ وادی”
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Places to explore: Dalnati and Gulapur.
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