Gilgit | MCQs

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The constituency of Gilgit Baltistan Assembly is called GBA.

A total of 33 seats are in the assembly.

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Fairy Meadows, is a grassland near one of the base camp sites of the Nanga Parbat, located in Diamer District, Gilgit-Baltistan.

Established: 1995

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Gilgit is the capital city of Gilgit–Baltistan, Pakistan.

The city is located in a broad valley near the confluence of the Gilgit River and Hunza River.

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The Ishkoman valley lies in the north of Ghizer District in Gilgit-Baltistan,  bordering Afghanistan and the Pamir Wakhan Corridor. 

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On November 1, 1947, the people of the mountainous region revolted against the rule of Maharaja Hari Singh, the last Dogra ruler of Jammu state, and liberated 72,000 square kilometres of land.

The region now connects Pakistan with China, Afghanistan and India.

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Gilgit-Baltistan is currently a Semi-Province.

It has significant administrative and legislative autonomy.

But is not yet granted full provincial status in Pakistan.

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Shuqa is the most distinct winter clothing of the region of GB.

Historically it has its roots in mountainous region of Tajikistan, Pamir, Badakhshan and Iran

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Attabad Lake is a lake located in the Gojal region of Hunza Valley in Gilgit−Baltistan, Pakistan.

It was created in January 2010 as the result of a major landslide in Attabad.

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Gilgit-Baltistan is administratively divided into three divisions: Baltistan, Diamer and Gilgit, which, in turn, are divided into fourteen districts.