# Baltistan

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #85,016

## Definitions
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.

## Etymology
From Urdu بلتستان (baltistān).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/baltistan