Gilgit-Baltistan
Gilgit-Baltistan is the northernmost political entity under the administrative control of Pakistan. According to Pakistan's constitution, Gilgit-Baltistan is an autonomous region separate from Pakistan itself, and its inhabitants have never had any representation in Pakistan's parliament.Map | Satellite | Directions |
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Skardu
Skardu is a town in the region of the same name in the Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan.Gilgit
Gilgit is a mountain town in the Gilgit-Baltistan region.Destinations
Hunza Valley
Hunza was a princely state, bordering China to the north-east and Pamir to its north-west, which continued to survive until 1974, when it was finally dissolved by Zulfikar Ali Bhutto.Kharmang
The Kharmang Valley is a region in Baltistan in North-western Pakistan, an agricultural area with many small villages and a total population around 95,000.Diamer
Diamer is a district in Gilgit Division and quite popular with trekkers and mountaineers from all over the world.Khunjerab National Park
Much of Khunjerab National Park in Gilgit-Baltistan tops 4,500m and has one of the largest concentrations of the elusive snow leopard.Gilgit-Baltistan
- Location: Pakistan, South Asia, Asia
- Population: 1,160,000
- Latitude of center: 36° or 36° north
- Longitude of center: 75° or 75° east
- Elevation: 4677 meters (15,344 feet)
- Neighbors: Northwest Pakistan
- GeoNames ID: 1168878
Also Known As
- English: Northern Areas
- French: Gilgit-Baltistan
- German: Gilgit-Baltistan
- Italian: Gilgit-Baltistan
- Norwegian: Nordområdene
- Norwegian Bokmål: Nordområdene
- Norwegian Nynorsk: Nordområda
- Portuguese: Gilgit-Baltistão
- Spanish: Gilgit-Baltistán
- Balawaristan
- FANA
- Federally Administered Northern Areas
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