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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 Map Key Population Census March 2017 Population Census March 2023 Area (km 2) [24] Density (/km 2) 2017 Azad Jammu and Kashmir [a] آزاد جموں و کشمیر: AJK Muzaffarabad: 6 4,045,366 13,297 304.23 Balochistan: بلوچستان: BA Quetta: 1 12,335,129 14,894,402 347,190 35.53 Gilgit-Baltistan [a] گلگت بلتستان: GB ...
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.
Skardu, along with Gilgit, is a major tourism, trekking and expedition hub in Gilgit–Baltistan. The mountainous terrain of the region, which includes four of the world's 14 Eight-thousander peaks, attracts tourists, trekkers and mountaineers from around the world .
Overview map of the Karakoram Highway. Chilas (Urdu: چلاس) is a city in Pakistani-administered Gilgit–Baltistan in the disputed Kashmir region. [1] It is the divisional capital of Diamer Division and is located on the Indus River.
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In 2007, consultants [3] were engaged to investigate the construction of a railway through the Khunjerab Pass in Gilgit-Baltistan to connect China Railway with Pakistan Railways. A feasibility study started in November 2009 for a line connecting Havelian and Kashgar . 750 km (466 mi) of the line would extend through Pakistan, while the ...
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 .