گلگت بلتستان

Urdu edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

  • (Standard Urdu) IPA(key): /ɡɪl.ɡɪt̪ bəl.t̪ɪs.t̪ɑːn/
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Proper noun edit

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

  1. Gilgit-Baltistan (an autonomous territory of Pakistan; capital: Gilgit)

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