Gilgit--Baltistan (Urdu: گلگت - بلتستان) formerly known as the Northern Areas (Urdu: شمالی علاقہ جات, Shumālī Ilāqe Jāt)),[4] is the northernmost political entity within Pakistan. It borders Pakistan's Khyber Pukhtunkhwa province to the west, Afghanistan's Wakhan Corridor to the north, China to the east and northeast, Azad Kashmir to the southwest, and Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir to the southeast. Gilgit--Baltistan covers an area of 72971 km² (28174 mi²) and is highly mountainous. It has an estimated population approaching 1000000. Its administrative center is the city of Gilgit (population 216760). Formerly a part of the erstwhile Princely State of Kashmir and Jammu, which governed the larger historic region of Kashmir and subsequently Azad Kashmir, the territory became a separate administrative unit in 1970 under the name Northern Areas and was formed by the amalgamation of the Gilgit Agency, the Baltistan District of the Ladakh Wazarat, and the states of Hunza and Nagar. Haji Basheer of Brussles and HazroCity.com's group to Gilgit Baltistan Tour 01 / 12 Clips

• published: 29 Jun 2012
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• author: Yasir Amin