Gilgit Baltistan is the most outstanding region of Pakistan in terms of its geography and scenic beauty of Great mountains, glaciers, wild rivers, dazzling lakes, waterfalls, beautiful valleys, springs, and unique landscapes. This makes a spectacular contrast in the green fields and beautiful mountains covered with snow. The main attraction for many travellers in Gilgit-Baltistan is the world’s three highest mountain ranges-the Karakoram, the Himalaya, and the Hindu Kush are joint. These peaks are marvellous and majestic and having the largest glaciers in the world. Here are five peaks over 8,000 meters and more than fifty peaks over 7,000 meters.
This region is also called “mountain paradise” for mountaineers. There are only a few countries where mountain ranges converge at a single point. Just the wonderful driving experience on the historic Silk Route, now known as the Karakoram Highway, with abundant attractions along the way to your destination. It is an amazing place and has a variety of things to do no matter what the season is, mountain climbing is the best way to explore this place in summer and winter, enjoy skiing and all the snow activities.
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Administrative Division of Gilgit Baltistan
Gilgit-Baltistan is divided into three divisions: Baltistan, Diamer, and Gilgit, which have fourteen districts consisting of the five Baltistan districts of Skardu, Shigar, Kharmang, Rondu and Ghanchae, and the four Gilgit districts of Gilgit, Ghizer, Hunza, Nagar, and Gupsin-Yasin and four Diamer districts of Diamer, Astore, Darel, and Tangir. The area of Gilgit Baltistan is 72,971 km² and the total population is 2.2 Million estimated (2020). The kind inhabitants, celestial landscapes and fascinating cascades make this province a favourite destination for tourists from all over the world. It had a well-preserved culture for centuries and more than 90% of the Literacy rate in this region. Gilgit-Baltistan is home to diversified cultures, customs, and traditions.
People belonging to all regions of Gilgit as well as from other cities of Pakistan and abroad. There is a lot of languages spoken here Shina is the basic language spoken by most people while other languages also are spoken like Burushaski, Khowar, Wakhi, Balti Pashto, and Punjabi. Urdu and English are the official languages of Gilgit Baltistan. Because of various cultures the style of living, housing, and food has become a mixture having various colours. The people of Gilgit Baltistan are literate, open-minded, courteous, and very pleasant. It is a very safe and secure destination for all.
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Top visited Valleys/Places in Gilgit Baltistan
There are many Places to Visit in Gilgit Baltistan, to admire all the stunning views there. We are going to discuss here the top Eight valleys/sub valleys/and places to visit in Gilgit Baltistan in the upcoming series of articles.
