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Baltistān

Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names | 2005 | | Copyright

Baltistān, Pakistan A disputed geographic region in the Pakistani‐controlled part of Kashmir with a name meaning the ‘Land of the Baltis’, Muslims of Tibetan origin. It was a largely inaccessible mountain kingdom until it began to expand in the late 16th century to include Chitral and Ladakh.

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Baltistan

Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes | 2007 | Copyright

Baltistan •Abadan, Abidjan, Amman, Antoine, Arne, Aswan, Avon, Azerbaijan, Baltistan, Baluchistan, Bantustan, barn, Bhutan, Dagestan, darn, dewan, Farne, guan, Hahn, Hanuman, Hindustan, Huascarán, Iban, Iran, Isfahan, Juan, Kazakhstan, khan, Koran, Kurdistan, Kurgan, Kyrgyzstan, macédoine, Mahon, maidan, Marne, Michoacán, Oman, Pakistan, pan, Pathan, Qumran, Rajasthan, Shan, Siân, Sichuan, skarn, soutane, Sudan, Tai'an, t'ai chi ch'uan, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Taklimakan, tarn, Tatarstan, Tehran, Tenochtitlán, Turkestan, Turkmenistan, tzigane, Uzbekistan, Vientiane, yarn, Yinchuan, yuan, Yucatán •Autobahn • Lindisfarne •Bildungsroman • Nisan • Khoisan •Afghanistan • bhagwan • Karajan

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Free newspaper and magazine articles

	Kaira urges businessmen to explore Gilgit-Baltistan. Newspaper article from: The Nation (Karachi, Pakistan); 1/4/2010
	'Q' promises prosperity to Gilgit-Baltistan. Newspaper article from: The Nation (Karachi, Pakistan); 11/9/2009
	The Baltistan movement and the power of pop ghazals.(Report) Magazine article from: Asian Ethnology; 3/27/2012