Gilgit-Baltistan is the northernmost
territory of Pakistan. It borders the territory of Azad Kashmir to the
south, the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to the west, the Wakhan
Corridor of Afghanistan to the north, the Xinjiang autonomous region of
China to the east and northeast and the Jammu and Kashmir state of India
to the southeast.
Together
with Azad Kashmir, it forms part of the disputed Kashmir region, which
has been the subject of conflict between India and Pakistan since the
two countries' independence and partition in 1947.
Gilgit–Baltistan
is an autonomous self-governing region that was established as a single
administrative unit in 1970, formed by the amalgamation of the Gilgit
Agency, the Baltistan region and the former princely states of Hunza and
Nagar. It covers an area of 72,971 km² (28,174 mi²) and is highly
mountainous. It has an estimated population approaching 1,000,000. Its
capital city is Gilgit (population 216,760).
source : wikipedia
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