Gilgit Baltistan
EJAZ ALI
Areas of G. B 72,496 square kilometers.
Population of G.B is about 2 million
Azad Kashmir >> southwest, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa >> west, Wakhan Corridor of Afghanistan >> northwest, Xinjiang province of China >> north and northeast Indian-administered state of Jammu and Kashmir >> southeast.
LOCATION OF G.B
Before the independence of Pakistan and the partition of India in 1947, Maharaja Hari Singh extended his rule to Gilgit and Baltistan. The Gilgit agency was leased by the Maharaja to British Government. Baltistan was a western district of Ladakh province which was annexed by Pakistan in 1948.
HISTORY OF G.B
In 1963, Pakistan ceded the Shaksgam Valley of Baltistan region to the China. This ceded area is also known as the Trans-Karakoram Tract.
Immediately after the end of British rule in the sub-continent in 1947, the people of this region decided to join Pakistan through a popular local revolt against the government of Maharaja of Kashmir.
GEO-STRATIGIC IMPORTANCE
NATIONAL IMPORTANCE
Importance of Karakoram Highway
Importance of River Indus
Importance of Siachen
ENTIRE GILGIT BALTISTAN
Gilgit, the capital of the Gilgit-Baltistan.
Languages of G.B
Shina
Balti
Buroshashki
khowar
Wakhi
TO SEE IN G.B
Ranges of Mountain
Historical place
Lakes
Lash Green Areas & Glacier
Culture
A PARADISE FOR MOUNTAINEERS
Ranges of Mountain Karakoram Himalaya Hindu Kush
HIMALAYA
ANCIENT & HISTORICAL PLACES
LAKES OF G.B
TO DO IN G.B
Karakoram Air SafariMountaineering, Trekking and Hiking:Fishing
Wildlife Hunting Walking excursions
FESTIVALS OF G.B
Hospitality
Cultural Dishes
Fresh Fruits Apples,
Graphs Pear s,
ApricotsCherries,
PlumsDry fruits
Nuts, Dry Apricot
Almond, Dry Grapes
G.B IS ALSO FAMOUS FOR
HOW TO GET IN G.B
By Plane from Islamabad
To Gilgit >> in 40 mints To Skardu >> in 45
mints
By Road from Rawalpindi
To Gilgit >> 18 Hours To Skardu >> 24
Hours
* GB have 119 Lakes,
* 3 Mountain Ranges,
* 101 Peaks are found 7000m above sea level
* 5100 Glaciers 22000 sq Miles snow covered Area,
* 23 types of Reptiles
CONCLUSION
* 3 Wildlife sanctuaries,
* 5 Ecological Zones & 281600 ha Forest
* 5000MW Electricity Potential,
* Biggest fresh Water source
* gate way to 4 Atomic Power.....
* 4 National Parks
We are the Subject of Peace,We are the Chapter of Freedom,
~~~~~~We are the Jewel of Mountain,We are the Ambassadors of Harmony..,
~~~~~~Sky is our Bed, Moon is our Lamp,Mountains are our home Snow is our
blanket...,~~~~~~
Love is our nature, Respect is our culture...,
Peace is our Identity, Freedom is our fate ...,
~~~~~~We listen the music of stars,Our homeland is like HEAVEN,
~~~~~~ We are Gilgit BALTISTAN
~the end~
THANKS FOR THE CONCENTRATION
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