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Balawaristan (بلاورستان), is a term used for the historical region forming present-day Gilgit-Baltistan.The modern term was coined by the political party Balawaristan National Front, founded by Nawaz Khan Naji, in 1989.[1]

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  1. 28 relations: Balawaristan National Front, Balawaristan National Front (Naji), Balochistan, Pakistan, Baltistan, Bolor-Tagh, China, Chitral District, Faxian, Gilgit Agency, Gilgit District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly, Gilgit-Baltistan United Movement, Hill people, Hunza (princely state), Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir, Ishkoman Valley, Karakoram Province, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, List of districts in Gilgit-Baltistan, Nagar (princely state), Nawaz Khan Naji, Phunchok Stobdan, Punial, Punjab, Pakistan, Sindh, Skardu, Yasin Valley.

  2. History of Gilgit Agency
  3. History of Gilgit-Baltistan
  4. Politics of Pakistan
  5. Proposed provinces and territories of Pakistan
  6. Regions of Gilgit-Baltistan
  7. Regions of Pakistan

Balawaristan National Front

The Balawaristan National Front is a defunct political party which sought Independence for Gilgit-Baltistan, claimed as Balawaristan, as well as claims in certain regions of the Indian-Administered Kashmir, Kargil and Ladakh, as part of its historical territory. Balawaristan and Balawaristan National Front are history of Gilgit-Baltistan.

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Balawaristan National Front (Naji)

The Balawaristan National Front (بلاورستان نيشنل فرنٹ|translit. Balawaristan and Balawaristan National Front (Naji) are history of Gilgit-Baltistan.

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Balochistan, Pakistan

Balochistan (بلۏچستان; بلوچستان) is a province of Pakistan.

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Baltistan

Baltistan (بلتستان; script) also known as Baltiyul or Little Tibet (script), is a mountainous region in the Pakistani-administered territory of Gilgit-Baltistan and constitutes a northern portion of the larger Kashmir region that has been the subject of a dispute between India and Pakistan since 1947. Balawaristan and Baltistan are regions of Gilgit-Baltistan and regions of Pakistan.

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Bolor-Tagh

Bolor-Tagh is an old name for the longitudinal range in eastern Pamir Mountains (ancient Mount Imeon) extending from Kunlun Mountains in the south to the east extremity of the Trans-Alay Range in the north.

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China

China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia.

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Chitral District

Chitral District (ݯھیترارو ضلع; ضلع چترال) was a district in the Malakand Division of the Pakistani province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, from 14 August 1947 to 2018.

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Faxian

Faxian (337–), formerly romanized as Fa-hien and Fa-hsien, was a Chinese Buddhist monk and translator who traveled on foot from Jin China to medieval India to acquire Buddhist scriptures.

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Gilgit Agency

The Gilgit Agency (ur) was an agency within the British Indian Empire. Balawaristan and Gilgit Agency are history of Gilgit Agency, history of Gilgit-Baltistan and regions of Gilgit-Baltistan.

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Gilgit District

The Gilgit District (ضلع گلگت) is one of the 14 districts of Pakistan-administered territory of Gilgit-Baltistan in the disputed Kashmir region.

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Gilgit-Baltistan

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.

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Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly

The Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly (GBA), officially known as Gilgit-Baltistan Legislative Assembly (GBLA), is a unicameral legislature of elected representatives of the Pakistani territory (de facto province) of Gilgit-Baltistan, which is located in Jutial neighbourhood in the city of Gilgit, the capital of Gilgit-Baltistan.

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Gilgit-Baltistan United Movement

The Gilgit-Baltistan United Movement (GBUM) is a political movement of Gilgit-Baltistan based in Skardu, Pakistan.

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Hill people

Hill people, also referred to as mountain people, is a general term for people who live in the hills and mountains.

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Hunza (princely state)

Hunza (ہنزہ), also known as Kanjut, was a princely state in the Gilgit Baltistan region of Pakistan. Balawaristan and Hunza (princely state) are history of Gilgit Agency.

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Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir

The insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir, also known as the Kashmir insurgency, is an ongoing separatist militant insurgency against the Indian administration in Jammu and Kashmir, a territory constituting the southwestern portion of the larger geographical region of Kashmir, which has been the subject of a territorial dispute between India and Pakistan since 1947.

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Ishkoman Valley

The Ishkoman (اشکومن) valley lies in the north of Ghizer District in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. Balawaristan and Ishkoman Valley are regions of Pakistan.

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Karakoram Province

Karakoram Province is a proposed autonomous region for the Shi'a Islam-majority areas of northern Pakistan. Balawaristan and Karakoram Province are proposed provinces and territories of Pakistan and regions of Gilgit-Baltistan.

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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (خېبر پښتونخوا; Hindko and,; abbr. KP), formerly known as North West Frontier Province (NWFP), is a province of Pakistan.

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List of districts in Gilgit-Baltistan

There are 14 districts in Gilgit–Baltistan, five in Baltistan Division, five in Gilgit Division and four in Diamer Division.

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Nagar (princely state)

Nagar (ریاست نگر, Riyasat Nagar) was a princely state located in the northern region of Gilgit–Baltistan, Pakistan. Balawaristan and Nagar (princely state) are history of Gilgit-Baltistan and regions of Gilgit-Baltistan.

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Nawaz Khan Naji

Nawaz Khan Naji is a nationalist politician who is a member of the Gilgit Baltistan Assembly since 2011.

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Phunchok Stobdan

Phunchok Stobdan (born 20 December 1958) is a former Indian civil servant and served as the Indian ambassador to Kyrgyzstan.

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Punial

The valley of Punial (Urdu: پونیال) is situated in Ghizer District in the Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan, where hundreds of thousands of tourists visit annually.

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Punjab, Pakistan

Punjab (abbr. PB) is a province of Pakistan.

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Sindh

Sindh (سِنْدھ,; abbr. SD, historically romanized as Sind) is a province of Pakistan.

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Skardu

Skardu (سکردو|translit. Balawaristan and Skardu are history of Gilgit-Baltistan.

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Yasin Valley

Yasin Valley is a high-altitude mountain valley nestled in the Hindu Kush mountain range, located in the northern region of the Gupis-Yasin District within Gilgit-Baltistan, POK.

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See also

History of Gilgit Agency

History of Gilgit-Baltistan

Politics of Pakistan

Proposed provinces and territories of Pakistan

Regions of Gilgit-Baltistan

Regions of Pakistan

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balawaristan

Also known as Baloristan, Boloristan.