Gahkuch () is the main city of
Ghizer District
Ghizer District () is a district of the Pakistan-administered Gilgit-Baltistan region in the disputed Kashmir region.The application of the term "administered" to the various regions of Kashmir and a mention of the Kashmir dispute is supported by ...
in
Gilgit-Baltistan
Gilgit-Baltistan (; ), formerly known as the Northern Areas, is a region administered by Pakistan as an administrative units of Pakistan, administrative territory and consists of the northern portion of the larger Kashmir region, which has b ...
,
Pakistan
Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of over 241.5 million, having the Islam by country# ...
. The city lies on the way to
Ishkoman. Surrounded by mountains, it lies 72 kilometers northwest of Gilgit, the capital of the Gilgit-Baltistan region. Pakistan's 1998 census recorded the population of Gahkuch as 10,142.
Gilgit-Baltistan: Districts and Places
/ref>
References
Populated places in Ghizer District
{{NorthernAreas-geo-stub
Cities in Pakistan