Hunza District
Hunza District
ضلع ہنزہ ہُنزݳ ضِلع | ||
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Deputy Commissioner N/A | | |
| • District Police Officer | N/A | |
| • District Health Officer | N/A | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 11,660 km2 (4,500 sq mi) | |
| Population (1998) | ||
| • Total | 243,324 | |
| • Density | 6.4/km2 (17/sq mi) | |
| Number of tehsils | 2 | |
Hunza District (
Geography
The Hunza District is bounded on the north and east by the
Hunza is home to the historic passes through the
History
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Hunza began to separate from the Gilgit region as a separate state around 997 A.D., but decisive separation occurred with the establishment of the Ayash ruling family in the 15th century. The neighbouring
British era
After the
After 1947
After the
Administration
Administratively, the Hunza District comprises two tehsils, the Aliabad Tehsil and the Gojal Tehsil. The villages of lower Hunza and central Hunza are located in the Aliabad Tehsil, whereas the villages from the Attabad Lake up to the Khunjerab Pass are located in the Gojal Tehsil. In lower Hunza, Shina is the main language, whereas in central Hunza, the dominant language is Burushashki, and in upper Hunza, Wakhi is the main language. District administration is exercised by the Deputy Commissioner (DC), with the assistance of an assistant commissioner. The Hunza police force is commanded by the Superintendent of Police (SP).
Religion
The population of Hunza District is predominantly
References
- ^ due weightin the coverage. Although "controlled" and "held" are also applied neutrally to the names of the disputants or to the regions administered by them, as evidenced in sources (h) through (i) below, "held" is also considered politicized usage, as is the term "occupied," (see (j) below).
(a) Kashmir, region Indian subcontinent, Encyclopaedia Britannica, retrieved 15 August 2019 (subscription required) Quote: "Kashmir, region of the northwestern Indian subcontinent ... has been the subject of dispute between India and Pakistan since the partition of the Indian subcontinent in 1947. The northern and western portions are administered by Pakistan and comprise three areas: Azad Kashmir, Gilgit, and Baltistan, the last two being part of a territory called the Northern Areas. Administered by India are the southern and southeastern portions, which constitute the state of Jammu and Kashmir but are slated to be split into two union territories.";
(b) Pletcher, Kenneth, Aksai Chin, Plateau Region, Asia, Encyclopaedia Britannica, retrieved 16 August 2019 (subscription required) Quote: "Aksai Chin, Chinese (Pinyin) Aksayqin, portion of the Kashmir region, at the northernmost extent of the Indian subcontinent in south-central Asia. It constitutes nearly all the territory of the Chinese-administered sector of Kashmir that is claimed by India to be part of the Ladakh area of Jammu and Kashmir state.";
(c) "Kashmir", Encyclopedia Americana, Scholastic Library Publishing, 2006, p. 328,ISBN 978-1-84904-621-3Quote:"Some politicised terms also are used to describe parts of J&K. These terms include the words 'occupied' and 'held'." - ^ "Dividing governance: Three new districts notified in G-B - The Express Tribune". The Express Tribune. 25 July 2015. Retrieved 2016-03-10.
- ^ Puri 1996, pp. 185–186.
- ^ Harmatta 1996, p. 426.
- ^ Dani 1998, pp. 223, 224.
- ^ Pirumshoev & Dani 2003, p. 243.
- ^ a b Mehra, An "agreed" frontier 1992, pp. 1–14.
Bibliography
- ISBN 978-92-3-103467-1
- ISBN 978-92-3-102846-5
- Mehra, Parshotam (1992), An "agreed" frontier: Ladakh and India's northernmost borders, 1846-1947, Oxford University Press, ISBN 978-0-19-562758-9
- Pirumshoev, H. S.; ISBN 978-92-3-103876-1
- Puri, B. N. (1996), "The Sakas and Indo-Parthians" (PDF), in ISBN 978-92-3-102846-5
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