Urdu

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Etymology

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From گلگت (Gilgit) +‎ بلتستان (Baltistan), the latter borrowed from Classical Persian بلتستان (baltistân), equivalent to بلتی (Balti people) +‎ ـستان (-land).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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گِلْگِت بَلْتِسْتان (gilgit baltistānm (Hindi spelling गिलगित-बल्तिस्तान)

  1. Gilgit-Baltistan (an administrative territory of Pakistan, part of Pakistani-Administered Kashmir, as well as the wider Kashmir region)

Synonyms

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See also

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provinces and territories of Pakistan: پاکِسْتان کی اِنْتِظامی تَقْسِیمیں (pākistān kī intizāmī taqsīmẽ)edit