Gilgit Baltistan

 Gilgit-Baltistan (Urdu: گلگت - بلتستان, Balti:  formerly known as the Northern Areas (Urdu: شمالي علاقہ جات, Shum?l? Il?qe J?t)),[4] is the northernmost political entity within Pakistan. It borders Pakistan's Khyber Pukhtunkhwa province to the west, Afghanistan's Wakhan Corridor to the north, China to the east and northeast, Azad Kashmir to the southwest, and Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir to the southeast. Gilgit-Baltistan covers an area of 72,971 km² (28,174 mi²) and is highly mountainous. It has an estimated population approaching 1,000,000. Its administrative center is the city of Gilgit (population 216,760).

The territory became a single administrative unit in 1970 under the name Northern Areas and was formed by the amalgamation of the Gilgit Agency, the Baltistan District of the Ladakh Wazarat, and the states of Hunza and Nagar. Pakistan and the majority of the local inhabitants of Gilgit-Baltistan consider the territory separate and distinct from Kashmir.

Karakoram Highway

"KKH" redirects here. For other uses, see KKH (disambiguation).
The Karakoram Highway (KKH) (Urdu: شاہراہ قراقرم ??har?ha kar?karam; Chinese: ?????? Kèl?k?nl?n g?nglù) is the highest paved international road in the world, but at its peak at the China-Pakistan border it is only paved on the Chinese side.[1][2] It connects China and Pakistan across the Karakoram mountain range, through the Khunjerab Pass, at an altitude of 4,693 m/15,397 ft as confirmed by both SRTM and multiple GPS readings.[3] It connects China's Xinjiang region with Pakistan's Gilgit-Baltistan and also serves as a popular tourist attraction. Due to its high elevation and the difficult conditions in which it was constructed, it is also referred to as the "Ninth Wonder of the World."[4]
The Karakorum Highway is known informally as the KKH, and — within Pakistan — officially as the N-35; within China, officially as China National Highway 314 (G314).

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