Chilas

Chilas چلاس
City
The Indus River near Chilas
A map showing Pakistan-administered Gilgit-Baltistan shaded in sage-green colour in the disputed Kashmir region
Chilas Location of Chilas Chilas Chilas (Pakistan)
Coordinates: 35°25′10″N 74°05′40″E
Administering country	Pakistan
territory	Gilgit-Baltistan
District	Diamer District
Elevation	1,265 m (4,150 ft)
Population
• Estimate  (2026)	100,000
Languages
• Official	Urdu, Shina
Time zone	UTC+5 (PST)
PIN	14100 – 1xx

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Chilas (Urdu: چلاس; pronounced [t͡ʃɪlɑːs]) is a city in Pakistan-administered territory of Gilgit-Baltistan in the disputed Kashmir region. It is the headquarters of Diamer District and the divisional capital of Diamer Division.

Chilas is located on the left bank of Indus River. The weather is hot and dry in the summer and cold and dry in the winter. It can be reached by the Karakoram Highway and also through the Kaghan Valley via the Babusar Pass. The Nanga Parbat National Park, containing Fairy Meadows and Nanga Parbat, the ninth highest peak in the world, is also located nearby it. Karakoram International University has a sub-campus in Chilas.