Ghizer is a district in the Northern Areas of Pakistan. The capital town of Ghizer is Ghakuch. Ghizer is also a contact point between Gilgit and Chitral.
Historically the region has been ruled by indigenous rajas such as those of Yasin and Puniyal and later it was divided between the Mehtar of Chitral and the Maharaja of Kashmir. After 1895 all of Ghizer was annexed by the Kashmiris and was made part of the Gilgit Agency which was directly ruled by the British and not by the Kashmir Durbar.
Ghizer is a multi ethnic district and three major languages are spoken. Khowar, Shina and Burushaski are spoken in Ghizer. There are also a few Wakhi speakers in Ishkoman.