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Gilgit Baltistan, which became a single administrative unit in [[1970]], was formed from the amalgamation of the [[Gilgit Agency]], the [[Baltistan District]] of the [[Ladakh|Ladakh Wazarat]], and the states of [[Hunza (princely state)|Hunza]] and [[Nagar (princely state)|Nagar]]. Gilgit Baltistan remains part of the Kashmir dispute. The [[Government of Pakistan]] since Independence regards the entire area of Jammu and Kashmir as "territory in dispute" to be resolved by a [[plebiscite]] to be held throughout the former state in order to determine the area's final accession to either India or merger with Pakistan. Gilgit Baltistan is governed by a Governor and a Chief minister, the latter elected by a legislative assembly. Gilgit Baltistan covers 64,817 [[square kilometre|km²]] (28,174 [[square mile|mi²]]).
Gilgit Baltistan, which became a single administrative unit in [[1970]], was formed from the amalgamation of the [[Gilgit Agency]], the [[Baltistan District]] of the [[Ladakh|Ladakh Wazarat]], and the states of [[Hunza (princely state)|Hunza]] and [[Nagar (princely state)|Nagar]]. Gilgit Baltistan remains part of the Kashmir dispute. The [[Government of Pakistan]] since Independence regards the entire area of Jammu and Kashmir as "territory in dispute" to be resolved by a [[plebiscite]] to be held throughout the former state in order to determine the area's final accession to either India or merger with Pakistan. Gilgit Baltistan is governed by a Governor and a Chief minister, the latter elected by a legislative assembly. Gilgit Baltistan covers 64,817 [[square kilometre|km²]] (28,174 [[square mile|mi²]]).
{| class="wikitable"  style="margin-bottom:10px; float:right;"
|+'''Gilgit–Baltistan Region Symbols'''
! Title
! Symbol
! Image
|-
| '''Provincial animal'''
| [[Tartary ox]]  || [[Image:Close to Naltar Lake - Pakistan.jpg|frameless|upright=.50]]
|-
| '''Provincial bird'''
| [[Shaheen falcon]] || [[Image:Shaheen Falcon DSC5640.jpg|frameless|upright=.50]]
|-
| '''Provincial flower'''
| [[Wild Himalayan apricot]] || [[Image:Apricot tree flowers.jpg|frameless|upright=.50]]
|-
| '''Provincial tree'''
| [[Himalayan Deodar Cedar]]|| [[Image:Gol National Park, Chitral, KPK, Pakistan (35220554743).jpg|frameless|upright=.50]]
|}


== History ==
== History ==
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The Gilgit Baltistan Legislative Assembly is a 33-seat [[unicameral]] [[Legislation|legislative]] body. It was formed as part of the ''Gilgit–Baltistan Empowerment and Self-Governance Order, 2009''. This order gave the region self-rule and an [[election|elected]] legislative assembly.<ref>{{cite web |last=Shigri |first=Manzar |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/2009/11/12/us-pakistan-election-idUSTRE5AB1ZE20091112 |title=Pakistan's disputed Northern Areas go to polls |publisher=Reuters |accessdate=2012-06-20 |archive-date=2015-09-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924143750/http://www.reuters.com/article/2009/11/12/us-pakistan-election-idUSTRE5AB1ZE20091112 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gbcouncil.com|title=Gilgit-Baltistan Council|publisher=Gilgit-Baltistan Council|accessdate=20 July 2013}}</ref> Before this, the region had been directly ruled from [[Islamabad]].
The Gilgit Baltistan Legislative Assembly is a 33-seat [[unicameral]] [[Legislation|legislative]] body. It was formed as part of the ''Gilgit–Baltistan Empowerment and Self-Governance Order, 2009''. This order gave the region self-rule and an [[election|elected]] legislative assembly.<ref>{{cite web |last=Shigri |first=Manzar |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/2009/11/12/us-pakistan-election-idUSTRE5AB1ZE20091112 |title=Pakistan's disputed Northern Areas go to polls |publisher=Reuters |accessdate=2012-06-20 |archive-date=2015-09-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924143750/http://www.reuters.com/article/2009/11/12/us-pakistan-election-idUSTRE5AB1ZE20091112 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gbcouncil.com|title=Gilgit-Baltistan Council|publisher=Gilgit-Baltistan Council|accessdate=20 July 2013}}</ref> Before this, the region had been directly ruled from [[Islamabad]].
{| class="wikitable"  style="margin-bottom:10px; float:right;"
|+'''Gilgit–Baltistan Region Symbols'''
! Title
! Symbol
! Image
|-
| '''Provincial animal'''
| [[Tartary ox]]  || [[Image:Close to Naltar Lake - Pakistan.jpg|frameless|upright=.50]]
|-
| '''Provincial bird'''
| [[Shaheen falcon]] || [[Image:Shaheen Falcon DSC5640.jpg|frameless|upright=.50]]
|-
| '''Provincial flower'''
| [[Wild Himalayan apricot]] || [[Image:Apricot tree flowers.jpg|frameless|upright=.50]]
|-
| '''Provincial tree'''
| [[Himalayan Deodar Cedar]]|| [[Image:Gol National Park, Chitral, KPK, Pakistan (35220554743).jpg|frameless|upright=.50]]
|}


== Districts of Gilgit Baltistan ==
== Districts of Gilgit Baltistan ==
* [[Astore District]] - ''([[Diamir Division]])''
* [[Astore District]] - ''([[Diamir Division]])''
* [[Diamir District]] - ''([[Diamir Division]])''
* [[Diamir District]] - ''([[Diamir Division]])''
* [[Ghanche District]] - ''([[Baltistan Division]])''
* [[Ghanche District]] - ''([[Baltistan Division]])''
* [[Ghizar District]] - ''([[Gilgit Division]])''
* [[Ghizar District]] - ''([[Gilgit Division]])''
* [[Gilgit District]] - ''([[Gilgit Division]])''
* [[Gilgit District]] - ''([[Gilgit Division]])''
* [[Hunza District]] - ''([[Gilgit Division]])''
* [[Hunza District]] - ''([[Gilgit Division]])''
* [[Nagar District]] - ''([[Gilgit Division]])''
* [[Nagar District]] - ''([[Gilgit Division]])''
* [[Skardu District]] - ''([[Baltistan Division]])''
* [[Skardu District]] - ''([[Baltistan Division]])''
* [[Shigar District]] - ''([[Baltistan Division]])''
* [[Shigar District]] - ''([[Baltistan Division]])''
* [[Kharmang District]] - ''([[Baltistan Division]])''
* [[Kharmang District]] - ''([[Baltistan Division]])''


== Geography and climate ==
== Geography and climate ==
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The [[Deosai Mountains|Deosai Plains]] are located above the tree line, and constitute the second-highest plateau in the world at 4,115 meters (14,500 feet) after the Chinese region of [[Tibet]]. The plateau lies east of Astore, south of [[Skardu]] and west of [[Ladakh]]. The area was declared as a [[national park]] in 1993. The Deosai Plains cover an area of almost 5,000 square kilometres. For over half the year (between September and May), Deosai is snow-bound and cut off from rest of Astore & Baltistan in winters. The village of Deosai lies close to Chilum chokki and is connected with the [[Kargil District]] of [[Ladakh]] in the Kashmir disputed region through an all-weather road.
The [[Deosai Mountains|Deosai Plains]] are located above the tree line, and constitute the second-highest plateau in the world at 4,115 meters (14,500 feet) after the Chinese region of [[Tibet]]. The plateau lies east of Astore, south of [[Skardu]] and west of [[Ladakh]]. The area was declared as a [[national park]] in 1993. The Deosai Plains cover an area of almost 5,000 square kilometres. For over half the year (between September and May), Deosai is snow-bound and cut off from rest of Astore & Baltistan in winters. The village of Deosai lies close to Chilum chokki and is connected with the [[Kargil District]] of [[Ladakh]] in the Kashmir disputed region through an all-weather road.
{| class="wikitable"  style="margin-bottom:10px; float:right;"
|+'''Gilgit–Baltistan Region Symbols'''
! Title
! Symbol
! Image
|-
| '''Provincial animal'''
| [[Tartary ox]]  || [[Image:Close to Naltar Lake - Pakistan.jpg|frameless|upright=.50]]
|-
| '''Provincial bird'''
| [[Shaheen falcon]] || [[Image:Shaheen Falcon DSC5640.jpg|frameless|upright=.50]]
|-
| '''Provincial flower'''
| [[Wild Himalayan apricot]] || [[Image:Apricot tree flowers.jpg|frameless|upright=.50]]
|-
| '''Provincial tree'''
| [[Himalayan Deodar Cedar]]|| [[Image:Gol National Park, Chitral, KPK, Pakistan (35220554743).jpg|frameless|upright=.50]]
|}


== References ==
== References ==
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