Baltistan
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Definitions
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.
Example
More examples"The nonprofit Baltistan Wildlife Conservation and Development Organization pioneered livestock insurance schemes for villagers to compensate farmers against livestock losses resulting from attacks by snow leopards to ensure the apex predators and humans coexist in harmony."
Etymology
From Urdu بلتستان (baltistān).
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