Pakistan-administered Gilgit-Baltistan

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Pakistan-administered_Gilgit-Baltistan

GPTKB entity

Statements (63)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	autonomous territory
gptkbp:administeredBy	gptkb:Pakistan
gptkbp:area	72971 km2
gptkbp:borders	gptkb:Azad_Kashmir Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Xinjiang (China) Afghanistan (Wakhan Corridor) Indian-administered Ladakh
gptkbp:capital	gptkb:Gilgit
gptkbp:claimedBy	gptkb:India
gptkbp:connectedTo	gptkb:Karakoram_Highway
gptkbp:currency	gptkb:Pakistani_Rupee
gptkbp:division	gptkb:Baltistan_Division gptkb:Diamer_Division gptkb:Gilgit_Division Astore Division Ghizer Division Nagar Division
gptkbp:established	2009
gptkbp:governingBody	gptkb:Gilgit-Baltistan_Legislative_Assembly
gptkbp:governor	Syed Mehdi Shah (as of 2024)
gptkbp:highestPoint	K2
gptkbp:historicalName	gptkb:Northern_Areas
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Pakistan-administered Gilgit-Baltistan
gptkbp:ISO_3166-2_code	PK-GB
gptkbp:locatedIn	gptkb:northern_Pakistan
gptkbp:mainLanguage	gptkb:Balti gptkb:Shina gptkb:Wakhi gptkb:Khowar gptkb:Burushaski
gptkbp:mainRiver	gptkb:Indus_River
gptkbp:majorSects	gptkb:Ismaili_Islam Shia Islam Sunni Islam
gptkbp:notableBuilding	gptkb:Baltoro_Glacier gptkb:Biafo_Glacier gptkb:Siachen_Glacier gptkb:Attabad_Lake gptkb:Satpara_Lake gptkb:Sheosar_Lake
gptkbp:notableFor	gptkb:Khunjerab_Pass gptkb:Shandur_Pass gptkb:Babusar_Pass
gptkbp:notableValleys	gptkb:Nagar_Valley gptkb:Hunza_Valley gptkb:Astore_Valley Skardu Valley
gptkbp:officialLanguage	gptkb:Urdu
gptkbp:partOf	disputed Kashmir region
gptkbp:population	about 1.8 million (2023 est.)
gptkbp:primeMinister	Gulbar Khan (as of 2024)
gptkbp:religion	gptkb:Islam
gptkbp:status	gptkb:farmer
gptkbp:strategicImportance	gptkb:China-Pakistan_Economic_Corridor_(CPEC)
gptkbp:timezone	PKT (UTC+5)
gptkbp:touristAttraction	gptkb:Deosai_National_Park gptkb:Nanga_Parbat gptkb:Fairy_Meadows gptkb:Rakaposhi
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Indian-administered_Jammu_and_Kashmir gptkb:Bandipora_district
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7