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