Gilgit (
Urdu,
Shina: ) is the
Capital city of
Gilgit-Baltistan, an administrative territory of
Pakistan. The city of Gilgit constitutes a
tehsil within Gilgit District. The city'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.