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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. It borders Azad Kashmir to the south, the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to the west, the Wakhan Corridor of Afghanistan to the north, the Xinjiang region of China to the east and northeast, and the Indian-administered union territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh to the southeast.
Oshikhandass is a village in Gilgit-Baltistan. It is east of Gilgit city. Oshikhandass is part of the Bagrot Valley and had approximately 7,200 inhabitants in 2011. The local economy is primarily agriculture based. There are three government schools, two of which are for girls and one is for boys. In addition there are five private schools. The village altitude is 1,500 metres (4,900 ft).
Chamogarh is a village situated 28 km from Gilgit city, in the Gilgit-Baltistan region of Pakistan. The name Chamogarh is derived from the word Chamu, which was the name of a lady in history, and Garh, meaning a place of residence. Therefore, Chamogarh means Chamu's living place. The village is connected to other areas through the Danyor Alam bridge road, which links it to Jalalabad, Danyor, Oshkhindass, and Alam bridge. It is also linked to Harating, Jalalabad, Gilgit City, Hunza, and Khunjerab top to China on its western side. Chamogarh is home to one of the oldest bridges in Gilgit Baltistan, Partab bridge, which connects Chamogarh to Parri Bangla over the Gilgit River.
Gilgit-Baltistan is an administrative territory of Pakistan that borders the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to the west, Azad Kashmir to the southwest, Wakhan Corridor of Afghanistan to the northwest, the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of China to the north, and the Indian-administered region of Jammu and Kashmir to the south and south-east.
The Chaqchan Mosque is a mosque in the city of Khaplu, in the Gilgit-Baltistan region of northern Pakistan. Dating from 1370, the mosque is one of the oldest in the region, and dates from the time when the area's populace converted en masse from Buddhism to Islam. The mosque shares similar architecture as those built in the Kashmir Valley. It is a perfect blend of Tibetan, Mughal and Persian style of architecture.
The Gilgit Chinese Memorial Cemetery, locally known as the China Memorial, is a graveyard located in Danyor, Gilgit–Baltistan, about ten kilometres away from the capital city of Gilgit across the Gilgit River. The cemetery, established in early 1970, serves as the final resting place of Chinese workers and engineers who died during the construction of the Karakoram Highway (KKH) in Pakistan throughout the 1960s and 1970s. The tombstones placed over the graves contain epitaph inscriptions in Chinese characters.
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The Patola Shahis, or Palola Shahis, also Gilgit Shahis, were a dynasty of Buddhist kings of the Kingdom of Gilgit, located in the northern tip of the Indian subcontinent in the 6th-8th century CE. The Kingdom was located on a strategic trans-Himalyan trade route, now known as the Karakoram Highway, which branched off the Grand Trunk Road. It followed the important stops of Shatial and Chilas.
The Flag of Gilgit–Baltistan is the flag of the Autonomous Province of Gilgit Baltistan within "Northern Pakistan". The Gilgit Baltistan provincial flag shows the emblem of Pakistan is reflective of the natural topography of the province - the Markhor, is the "National animal"; Deodar cedar, is the "National tree"; and K2 is the "National mountain" of the country. Displaying Pakistani national colours, white and dark Green, with a Crescent and star to represent the Muslim-majority all of which shows its Islamic heritage and strong ties with the Federation of Pakistan respectively. No Inscription devised below in Urdu, respectively.
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- ↑ Shah, Danial (October 20, 2013). "Heritage: Romancing the stone". DAWN.COM.
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