Baltistan

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proper noun

A very mountainous region just to the south of K2, located between China, India and Pakistan; most of the region is de-facto governed by Pakistan as Gilgit–Baltistan.

OriginUrdu بلتستان →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A very mountainous region just to the south of K2, located between China, India and Pakistan; most of the region is de-facto governed by Pakistan as Gilgit–Baltistan.

    For centuries the Karakorams and Himalayas so insulated Baltistan that the country became a cultural fossil—a timeless imprint of great civilizations that had touched there.

    1987 October, Galen Rowell, “Baltistan: The 20th Century Comes to Shangri-la”, in National Geographic, volume 172, number 4, page 526

Origin

  1. Urduبلتستان
  2. EnglishBaltistan

From Urdu بلتستان (baltistān).

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APA

Baltistan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Baltistan

MLA

“Baltistan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Baltistan. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Baltistan,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Baltistan.

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