گلگت بلتستان

Urdu

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

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

  • وفاق کے زیر انتظام شمالی علاقہ جات (former official name)
  • شمالی علاقہ جات (former short name)

See also

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