Gilgit-Baltistan
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English
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Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Urdu گلگت بلتستان (gilgit baltistān).
Proper noun
[edit]- An administrative territory of Pakistan, part of Pakistani-Administered Kashmir, as well as the wider Kashmir, region. Capital: Skardu.
Synonyms
[edit]- (former name) Federally Administered Northern Areas
- (former name) Northern Areas
See also
[edit]- (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