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Gilgit-Baltistan (/ ˌ ɡ ɪ l ɡ ɪ t ˌ b ɔː l t ɪ ˈ s t ɑː n,-s t æ n /; Urdu: گِلْگِت بَلْتِسْتان [12] listen ⓘ), [a] formerly known as the Northern Areas, [13] is a region administered by Pakistan as an administrative territory and consists of the northern portion of the larger Kashmir region, which has been the subject of a dispute between India and Pakistan ...
Map of Gilgit–Baltistan, Pakistan with Ghanche district highlighted in maroon. The highest peak in Ghanche District is Saltoro Kangri (7,742 m), which is the 31st-highest peak in the world and is, in fact, under Indian control since 1984. Some of the towns in the district are Khaplu, Keris, Doghani, Siksa, Balghar, Thaghas and Ghuwari.
The number rose from seven to ten in 2016 after the addition of 2 districts in Baltistan Valley and the bifurcation of the Hunza-Nagar district. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] As of 2021 [update] , there are 14 districts in Gilgit Baltistan , 5 in the Baltistan Division , 5 in the Gilgit Division and 4 in the Diamer Division .
Gilgit (/ ˈ ɡ ɪ l ɡ ɪ t /; Shina: گلیٗت; Urdu: گلگت IPA: [ˈɡɪlɡɪt]) is a city in Pakistani-administered Gilgit–Baltistan in the disputed Kashmir region. [1] It is the capital of the Gilgit-Baltistan region. The city is located in a broad valley near the confluence of the Gilgit and the Hunza rivers.
Baltistan division, in dark green, Gilgit Baltistan Skardu, capital of Baltistan The 1911 Encyclopaedia Britannica characterises Baltistan as the western extremity of Tibet , [ 10 ] whose natural limits are the Indus River from its abrupt southward bend around the map point 35°52′N 74°43′E / 35.86°N 74.72°E / 35.86; 74.72 ...
Astore District (Urdu: ضلع استور) is a district of Pakistan-administered Gilgit-Baltistan in the disputed Kashmir region. [1] It is one of the 14 districts of the Pakistani-administered territory of Gilgit−Baltistan. [2] Its administrative headquarters are located at Eidgah in the Astore Valley.
وحدة:Location map/data/Gilgit Baltistan; وحدة:Location map/data/Gilgit Baltistan/شرح; Usage on ba.wikipedia.org Гилгит-Балтистан; Usage on be-tarask.wikipedia.org Гілгіт-Балтыстан; Usage on bn.wikipedia.org কে২; স্কার্দু; হুনজা উপত্যকা; শিগার নদী
A map showing Pakistani-administered Gilgit-Baltistan (shaded in sage green) in the disputed Kashmir region [1] Coordinates: 35°10′N 76°20′E / 35.167°N 76.333°E / 35.167; Territory