Gilgit-Baltistan

E13296

autonomous administrative territory disputed territory

Gilgit-Baltistan is a mountainous, strategically important region in northern Pakistan, known for its high peaks, including K2, and its location at the crossroads of South and Central Asia.

Aliases (6)

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	autonomous administrative territory → disputed territory →
borderWith	Azad Jammu and Kashmir → Indian-administered Ladakh → Khyber Pakhtunkhwa → Tibet Autonomous Region → Wakhan Corridor → Xinjiang →
capital	Gilgit →
claimedAsPartOf	Jammu and Kashmir by India →
containsGlacier	Baltoro Glacier → Biafo Glacier → Siachen Glacier vicinity →
containsLake	Attabad Lake → Satpara Lake →
containsPass	Khunjerab Pass → Shandur Pass →
containsPeak	Broad Peak → Gasherbrum I → Gasherbrum II → K2 → Nanga Parbat →
containsValley	Astore Valley → Ghizer Valley → Hunza Valley → Skardu Valley →
country	Pakistan →
disputedBy	India →
governingBody	Government of Gilgit-Baltistan →
largestCity	Skardu →
locatedIn	South Asia → greater Kashmir region → northern Pakistan →
mountainRange	Himalayas → Hindu Kush → Karakoram →
officialLanguage	Urdu →
partOf	Pakistan-administered Kashmir →
partOfProject	China–Pakistan Economic Corridor →
religion	Islam →
spokenLanguage	Balti → Burushaski → Khowar → Shina → Wakhi →
strategicLocation	crossroads of South Asia and Central Asia → near China–Pakistan border →
traversedByRiver	Gilgit River → Hunza River → Indus River → Shyok River →
traversedByRoad	Karakoram Highway →

Referenced by (86)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Astore Valley → Attabad Lake → Baltoro Glacier → Baltoro Muztagh → Biafo Glacier → Broad Peak → Chogolisa → Gasherbrum I → Gasherbrum II → Gasherbrum III → Gasherbrum IV → Gasherbrum IV ("Pakistan-administered Kashmir region") → Ghizer Valley → Gilgit → Gilgit River → Hispar Glacier → Hunza Valley → Masherbrum → Masherbrum ("Baltistan") → Masherbrum Mountains → Nanga Parbat → Panmah Glacier → Passu Cones → Satpara Lake → Shigar Valley → Shigar Valley ("Baltistan") → Shyok River ("Baltistan") → Skil Brum →	locatedIn
Baltoro Glacier ("Baltistan") → Biafo Glacier ("Baltistan") → Gasherbrum II ("Baltistan") → Masherbrum ("Karakoram–Baltistan") → Masherbrum Mountains ("Baltistan") → Panmah Glacier → Passu Cones →	region
Balti ("Baltistan") → Balti → Burushaski → Khowar → Shina → Wakhi →	spokenIn
Chitral District → Hazara Division → Khyber Pakhtunkhwa → Khyber Pakhtunkhwa → Ladakh →	borders
China–Pakistan border → K2 → Khunjerab Pass → Muztagh Tower → Trango Towers →	locatedInRegion
Azad Jammu and Kashmir → Hazara → Jammu and Kashmir →	borderedBy
Gilgit ("Gilgit Division") → Hunza Valley ("Gilgit Division") → Skardu ("Baltistan") →	partOf
Karakoram Highway → Shandur Pass →	connects
Gilgit River → Shyok River →	flowsThrough
Kohistan ranges →	adjacentTo
China–Pakistan Economic Corridor →	beneficiaryRegion
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa →	borderWith
Kaghan Valley →	connectsTo
China–Pakistan border ("Gilgit-Baltistan region") →	crossesAdministrativeUnit
Provinces of Pakistan →	excludes
Karakoram →	extendsIntoRegion
Government of Gilgit-Baltistan →	governs
Pakistan →	hasTerritory
Gilgit ("Gilgit Agency") →	historicalRegion
ISO 3166-2:PK →	identifies
Kashmir conflict →	involvesDisputedTerritory
Government of Gilgit-Baltistan ("Gilgit-Baltistan region") →	jurisdiction
Abruzzi Spur →	liesInRegion
Skardu →	locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity
Gilgit River ("Gilgit Division") →	locatedInAdministrativeTerritory
Hazara Division →	locatedNear
Pakistan Standard Time →	observedInRegion
Karakoram Highway →	passesThrough
China–Pakistan border →	passesThroughDisputedRegion
Indus River →	passesThroughRegion
Passu Cones →	province
Shigar Valley →	provinceLevelUnit
India–Pakistan Line of Control →	separates
Trango Towers ("Baltistan") →	situatedIn