Balti Language spoken cities in Pakistan

Balti is local language, spoken in the following cities or towns in Pakistan.

Balti belongs to the group of the Sino-Tibetan language and is spoken by the Balti people living in Baltistan and Ladakh. The Balti is the major ethnic groups living in Baltistan. It is also spoken in the district of Leh and Kargil in the Ladakh region by a small group of people in Indian-occupied Jumma & Kashmir. It is mostly spoken in the Skardu, Ghanche, Shigar, Kharmang, and Roundu districts of Gilgit Baltistan. It is derived language from the standard Tibetan language. Nearly more than four lakh people speak the Balti language. It has four dialects spoken in different regions of Balti people. Eastern dialect in Nubra Valley in Ladakh, the Central dialect in Khaplu valley, the Western dialect in Skardu, Shigar, and Roundo, and the Southern dialect in Kharmang and Kargil in Ladakh.
  • Ghanche

    Ghanche

    Ghanche is the easternmost part of Gilgit-Baltistan and is situated on the banks of the Shyok River, at a distance of 306 km from Gilgit city via Skardu. It is the coldest place in Pakistan and is also known as the Third Pole with temperatures reaching below -20 centigrade. Its name is derived from a seasonal stream, called Ghanche Nallah.
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  • Kharmang

    Kharmang is a district in Gilgit-Baltistan at a distance of 311 km from Gilgit City on the banks of the Indus River along Kargil-Skardu Road. It is located on the Control Line between Pakistan and India, with Kargil district of Indian-Occupied Jumma & Kashmir.
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  • Rondu

    Rondu district is part of Gilgit-Baltistan and was given the status of district in 2019. Before that, it was part of the Skardu district. It is composed of the Rondu valley only which is the fourth largest valley in Gilgit-Baltistan. Dambudas is the headquarters of the Rondu district.
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  • Shigar

    Shigar is a district on the banks of the Shigar River near Skardu in Gilgit Baltistan at a distance of 239 km from Gilgit city via Skardu. There number of beautiful valleys and adventurous treks, which attract a number of visitors from all over the world. It is the gateway to the mighty mountain range of the Karakoram, in which K2, the second highest peak in the world, is the most important.
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