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Gilgit-Baltistan

Also known as Northern Areas

Gilgit-Baltistan is a territory administered by Pakistan in the north of the disputed Kashmir region, bordering China and Afghanistan. It came under Pakistani control after the 1947 uprising against the Dogra rulers of Jammu and Kashmir, was long called the Northern Areas, and gained its present name and an elected assembly in 2009. It contains K2, Nanga Parbat and the Karakoram Highway.

Gilgit-Baltistan
Image: Vasiq Eqbal · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Mentioned in 2 state histories

Maqpon dynastyNagar State

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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Gilgit-Baltistan. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/gilgit-baltistan
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“Gilgit-Baltistan.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/gilgit-baltistan. Accessed .
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The Epoch Institute. “Gilgit-Baltistan.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/gilgit-baltistan.
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The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Gilgit-Baltistan’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/gilgit-baltistan (Accessed: ).

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