Karakoram International University Gilgit
Karakoram International University University Road, Gilgit (15100) Pakistan,
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The main campus of the university is located in Gilgit, the central town of the entire Gilgit-Baltistan. Gilgit has an airport, providing daily flights to Islamabad, punctuated only by adverse weather conditions. The famous Karakoram Highway (KKH), formerly known as part of the Silk Route, runs all the way for Islamabad to the Khunjarab Pass (the Chinese border), passing through Gilgit. An offshoot of the KKH connects Gilgit with Skardu (Baltistan).