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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, there are 14 districts in Gilgit Baltistan, 5 in the Baltistan Division, 5 in the Gilgit Division and 4 in the Diamer Division. [3]
Here is a list of all the tehsils of Gilgit-Baltistan. The tehsil map of Gilgit-Baltistan, circa 2008 ... Ghanche District: Baltistan Division: Khaplu Tehsil ...
This is a list of the cities and towns in Pakistan's dependent territory of Gilgit-Baltistan. List Place Type District A ... Gilgit District: Sust: Village Hunza: T ...
Pages in category "Districts of Gilgit-Baltistan" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
The word is used by the residents of the Khaplu Valley in the name of the Ghanche Nallah, a seasonal stream which flows through the town of Khaplu during the summer season. When the Pakistani government elevated the status of the Ghanche Tehsil to that of a district, the people of the valley willingly selected the name "Ghanche". [7]
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 ...
The Diamir District is where the Karakoram Highway enters Gilgit-Baltistan from Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The capital of the Diamir District is Chilas.The Diamir District is bounded by the Astore District in the east, the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in the south and southwest (separated by the Babusar Pass or Babusar Top), the Darel District on the west, the Ghizar District in the north and ...
Baltistan Division (Urdu: بلتستان ڈویژن) is a first-order administrative division of Pakistan-administered Gilgit-Baltistan in the disputed Kashmir region. [1] It overlaps with the historical Baltistan region. The divisional headquarters of the Baltistan Division is the town of Skardu.