Gilgit-Baltistan

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Urdu گلگت بلتستان (gilgit baltistān).

Proper noun

Gilgit-Baltistan

An administrative territory of Pakistan, part of Pakistani-Administered Kashmir, as well as the wider Kashmir, region. Capital: Skardu.

Synonyms

(former name) Federally Administered Northern Areas
(former name) Northern Areas

See also

(provinces and territories of Pakistan) provinces of Pakistan; Azad Kashmir, Balochistan, Gilgit-Baltistan, Islamabad Capital Territory, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Punjab, Jammu Kashmir, Sindh ^{(Category: en:Provinces of Pakistan)}
Azad Jammu and Kashmir (southernmost and the smaller of two political entities which together constitute the Pakistani-controlled part of Jammu and Kashmir)
Azad Kashmir

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