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گلگت-بلتستان

Also known as Gilgit–Baltistan, Northern Areas

Gilgit-Baltistan (; ), formerly known as the Northern Areas, is a region administered by Pakistan as an administrative territory and consists of the northern portion of the larger Kashmir region, which has been the subject of a dispute between India and Pakistan since 1947 and between India and China since 1959.The application of the term "administered" to the various regions of Kashmir and a mention of the Kashmir dispute is supported by the tertiary sources (a) through (e), reflecting due weight in the coverage. Although "controlled" and "held" are also applied neutrally to the names of the

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Gilgit-Baltistan is a mountainous region in the northern part of Kashmir that is currently administered by Pakistan, though its status remains disputed between Pakistan and India since 1947, and between Pakistan and China since 1959. The territory's political status matters because it sits at the center of one of South Asia's longest-running territorial conflicts, with multiple countries claiming authority over it.

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Settlement.name: Gilgit-Baltistan
Settlement.native_name_lang: ur
Settlement.settlement_type: Region administered by Pakistan as an administrative territory
Settlement.image_map: File:Kashmir region. LOC 2003626427 - showing sub-regions administered by different countries.jpg
Settlement.map_alt: Map of the disputed Kashmir region showing areas of control by India, Pakistan, and China
Settlement.map_caption: A map of the disputed Kashmir region with the two Pakistan-administered areas shaded in sage-green.
Settlement.mapframe: yes
Settlement.mapframe marker: city
Settlement.mapframe zoom: 4
Settlement.subdivision_type: Administering country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Pakistan
Settlement.established_title: Gilgit Rebellion
Settlement.established_date: 1 November 1947 (Gilgit-Baltistan Independence Day)
Settlement.established_title1: Formation of Northern Areas
Settlement.established_date1: August 1972
Settlement.established_title2: De facto provincial status
Settlement.established_date2: 29 August 2009
Settlement.seat_type: Capital