Gilgit-Baltistan
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Urdu گلگت بلتستان (gilgit baltistān).
Proper noun
- 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 Pakistanedit
- 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