Balti peopleThe Baltis are a Tibetic ethnic group who are native to the Pakistani-administered territory of Gilgit-Baltistan and the Indian-administered territory of Ladakh; in the later, predominantly in the Kargil district with smaller concentrations present in the Leh district. Outside of the Kashmir region, Baltis are scattered throughout Pakistan, with the majority of the diaspora inhabiting prominent cities such as Lahore, Karachi, Islamabad and Rawalpindi.
LadakhUnion territory administered by IndiaRegion administered by India as a union territoryLadakh (English:, Hindustani) is a region administered by India as a union territory and constitutes an eastern portion of the larger Kashmir region that has been the subject of a dispute between India and Pakistan since 1947 and India and China since 1959.
Kargil districtKargil district is a district in Indian-administered Ladakh in the disputedKashmir-region, which is administered as a union territory of Ladakh. It is named after the city of Kargil, where the district headquarters lies.
BaltistanBaltistan (English: /ˌbɔːltɪˈstɑːn/, Urdu: [bəlt̪ɪst̪aːn]); also known as Baltiyul or Little Tibet, is a mountainous region in the Pakistani-administered territory of Gilgit-Baltistan and constitutes a northern portion of the larger Kashmir region that has been the subject of a dispute between India and Pakistan since 1947.
Gilgit-BaltistanRegion administered by PakistanRegion administered by Pakistan as an administrative territoryGilgit-Baltistan (; Urdu: گِلْگِت بَلْتِسْتان), 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.
Tibetic languagesThe Tibetan language or Tibetic languages are a branch of the Tibeto-Burman languages in the Sino-Tibetanlanguage family. Descending from Old Tibetan, there are 50 recognized Tibetic languages, which branch into more than 200 dialects, which can be grouped into eight dialect continua. These Tibetic languages are spoken in parts of China, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, India and Myanmar.
NubraNubra, also called Dumra, is a historical region of Ladakh, India that is currently administered as a subdivision and a tehsil in the Nubra district. Its inhabited areas form a tri-armed valley cut by the Nubra and Shyok rivers. Its Tibetan name Dumra means "valley of flowers". Demands have long been raised for the creation of a Nubra district. On 27 April 2026, the Lieutenant-Governor of Ladakh approved the formation of a new district.
Tibetan scriptThis article contains Tibetan script. Without proper , you may see very small fonts, misplaced vowels or missing conjuncts instead of Tibetan characters.
Wylie transliterationWylie transliteration is a method for transliterating Tibetan script using only the letters available on a typical English-language typewriter. The system is named for the American scholar Turrell V. Wylie, who created the system and published it in a 1959 Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies article. It has subsequently become a standard transliteration scheme in Tibetan studies, especially in the United States.
Leh districtLeh district is a district in Indian-administered Ladakh in the disputed Kashmir-region. Ladakh is an Indian-administered union territory. With an area of 45,110 km2. It is bounded on the north by Gilgit-Baltistan's Kharmang and Ghanche districts and Xinjiang's Kashgar Prefecture and Hotan Prefecture, to which it connects via the historic Karakoram Pass. Aksai Chin and Tibet are to the east, Kargil district to the west, and Lahul and Spiti to the south.
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