Sher Qilla
Sherqilla Valley
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Town | |
| Nickname: The Fort of Lions | |
| Country | Islamic Republic of Pakistan |
| Administrative units Islamic Republic of Pakistan | Gilgit-Baltistan |
| District | Ghizer |
| Elevation | 2,000 m (7,000 ft) |
| Population | |
• Total | 12,000 |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (PST) |
| • Summer (DST) | +5 |
| Postal code | 15101 |
Sher Qilla Valley (Urdu: شیر قلعہ وادی) or Sherqilla is a village in Ghizer District, 38 kilometres (24 miles) from Gilgit, Pakistan. It is the largest village of Ghizer District by area. The Ghizer District ضلع غذر formed in 1974 is the westernmost part of the Gilgit-Baltistan region of Pakistan. Currently, it is proposed to split Ghizer District into two 2 districts.
- The western part of Ghizer District includes the actual Ghizer/ Ghizer Valley of Phander, Gupis and Yasin. The name as Ghizer District will be kept with this region due to the connectivity to its origin.
- While the eastern part of the current District will include Puniyal and Ishkoman. And probably the newly district would be given the name as Puniyal-Ishkoman District.
- Sherqilla Valley is located in eastern part of Ghizer District. The tehsil of Sherqilla valley is Puniyal.