Balawaristan, the Glossary
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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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.
- History of Gilgit Agency
- History of Gilgit-Baltistan
- Politics of Pakistan
- Proposed provinces and territories of Pakistan
- Regions of Gilgit-Baltistan
- 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.
See Balawaristan and Balawaristan National Front (Naji)
Balochistan, Pakistan
Balochistan (بلۏچستان; بلوچستان) is a province of Pakistan.
See Balawaristan and Balochistan, Pakistan
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.
See Balawaristan and Baltistan
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.
See Balawaristan and Bolor-Tagh
China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia.
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.
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.
See Balawaristan and Gilgit-Baltistan
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.
See Balawaristan and Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly
Gilgit-Baltistan United Movement
The Gilgit-Baltistan United Movement (GBUM) is a political movement of Gilgit-Baltistan based in Skardu, Pakistan.
See Balawaristan and Gilgit-Baltistan United Movement
Hill people
Hill people, also referred to as mountain people, is a general term for people who live in the hills and mountains.
See Balawaristan and Hill people
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.
See Balawaristan and Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir
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.
See Balawaristan and Karakoram Province
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (خېبر پښتونخوا; Hindko and,; abbr. KP), formerly known as North West Frontier Province (NWFP), is a province of Pakistan.
See Balawaristan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
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.
See Balawaristan and List of districts in Gilgit-Baltistan
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.
See Balawaristan and Nawaz Khan Naji
Phunchok Stobdan
Phunchok Stobdan (born 20 December 1958) is a former Indian civil servant and served as the Indian ambassador to Kyrgyzstan.
See Balawaristan and Phunchok Stobdan
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.
Punjab, Pakistan
Punjab (abbr. PB) is a province of Pakistan.
See Balawaristan and Punjab, Pakistan
Sindh
Sindh (سِنْدھ,; abbr. SD, historically romanized as Sind) is a province of Pakistan.
Skardu
Skardu (سکردو|translit. Balawaristan and Skardu are history of Gilgit-Baltistan.
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.
See Balawaristan and Yasin Valley
See also
History of Gilgit Agency
- Balawaristan
- Baltit Fort
- Gilgit Agency
- Gilgit Scouts
- Ginani
- Hunza (princely state)
- Hunza Valley
- Hunza–Nagar Campaign
- Jamal of Hunza
- Jangir-e-Lae
- Mirza Hassan Khan
- Shahreis
History of Gilgit-Baltistan
- 1947 Gilgit rebellion
- 1988 Gilgit massacre
- 2012 Kohistan Shia massacre
- 2023–24 Gilgit-Baltistan budget
- Alam Bridge inscriptions
- Balawaristan
- Balawaristan National Front
- Balawaristan National Front (Naji)
- Battle of Turtuk
- Cultural heritage sites in Gilgit-Baltistan
- Dadi Jawari
- Gilgit Agency
- History of Baltistan
- History of Gilgit-Baltistan
- Karachi Agreement (Azad Kashmir)
- Kargah Buddha
- Keno Daas (rock carvings)
- Line of Control
- Manthal Buddha Rock
- Maryul
- Mughal Minar
- Nagar (princely state)
- Noorpur Stupas
- Old British Cemetery (Gilgit)
- Operation Chumik/Operation Ibex
- Sacred Rock of Hunza
- Siachen conflict
- Siege of Skardu
- Skardu
- Tohfatu'l-Ahbab
- William Brown (British Army officer)
Politics of Pakistan
- 2014 Tsunami March
- Balawaristan
- Basic Principles Committee
- Caretaker Prime Minister of Pakistan
- Caretaker government of Pakistan
- Chief minister (Pakistan)
- Corruption in Pakistan
- Crossed Swords: Pakistan, Its Army, and the Wars Within
- Cynthia D. Ritchie
- Deputy Prime Minister of Pakistan
- Doctrine of necessity
- Dominion of Pakistan
- EVM Pilot Project
- Foreign relations of Pakistan
- Hartal
- Human rights in Pakistan
- Huqooq-e-Sindh March
- Ihtisab March
- Indo-Pakistani Confederation
- Inqilab March
- Leader of the Opposition (Pakistan)
- List of legislatures in South Asia
- List of political parties in Pakistan
- London Declaration for Global Peace and Resistance against Extremism 2011
- Long March (Pakistan)
- Monarchy of Pakistan
- Muslim League schisms
- National Accountability Bureau
- Political corruption in Pakistan
- Political history of Pakistan
- Political parties in Pakistan
- Politics of Pakistan
- Prime Minister of Pakistan
- Prime ministership of Imran Khan
- Quota system in Pakistan
- Social Policy and Development Centre
- Targeted killings in Pakistan
- The Establishment (Pakistan)
- Trade unions in Pakistan
- Ziaism
Proposed provinces and territories of Pakistan
- Bahawalpur Province
- Balawaristan
- Hazara Province Movement
- Hazara region
- Jinnahpur
- Karakoram Province
- Qabailistan
- Saraikistan
- South Balochistan Province
- South Punjab Province
Regions of Gilgit-Baltistan
Regions of Pakistan
- Balawaristan
- Balochistan
- Baltistan
- Central Punjab
- Chhachh
- Chukhsa
- Derajat
- Ganji Bar
- Gojal
- Hazara region
- Historical regions of Pakistan
- Hunza Valley
- Ishkoman Valley
- Majha
- Makran
- Northern Pakistan
- Pashtunistan
- Punjab
- Qabailistan
- Saraikistan
- Shimshal
- Shinkari
- Sigerdis
- South Punjab Province
- Tirah
- Waziristan
- Western Himalayas
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balawaristan
Also known as Baloristan, Boloristan.