Northern Pakistan

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{{Short description|Geographical region in Pakistan}}

{{Distinguish|Gilgit-Baltistan{{!}}Northern Areas, Pakistan}}

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{{Use Pakistani English|date=October 2022}}

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Northern Pakistan

| native_name = {{Nastaliq|شمالی پاکستان}}

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| image1 = K2, Mount Godwin Austen, Chogori, Savage Mountain.jpg

| caption1 = K2 (8,611m)

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| image2 = Nanga Parbat The Killer Mountain.jpg

| caption2 = Nanga Parbat (8,126m)

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| image3 = Shangrila, Lower Kachura Lake.jpg

| caption3 = Shangrila Lake

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| image4 = The Land of Giants, Deosai.jpg

| caption4 = Deosai Plains

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| image5 = Lake of Chitta Khatta, Kashmir.jpg

| caption5 = Chitta Katha Lake

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| image6 = River Swat Pakistan 3.jpg

| caption6 = Swat River

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| image7 = Saif ul malook lake-01.jpg

| caption7 = Lake Saiful Muluk

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| image8 = Snow Lake Pakistan.jpg

| caption8 = Biafo Glacier (67 km long)

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| image9 = Jheeka Gali Murree Pakistan in Winter.jpg

| caption9 = Jhika Gali

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| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = {{flag|Pakistan}}

| subdivision_type1 = Adm. Units

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| area_note = {{efn|name=c|The total area of regions of Gilgit-Baltistan, Azad Kashmir, Rawalpindi Division, Islamabad Capital Territory and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.}}

| subdivision_type2 = Largest city

| subdivision_name2 = Rawalpindi

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| area_total_km2 = 210,954

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| population_density_km2 = auto

| timezone1 = PKT

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| native_name_lang = ur

| subdivision_name1 = {{flag|Azad Kashmir|name=Azad Jammu and Kashmir}}
{{flag|Gilgit-Baltistan}}
{{flag|Islamabad}}
{{flag|Khyber Pakhtunkhwa}}
{{flag|Punjab, Pakistan|name=Punjab}} (Rawalpindi Division)

| settlement_type = Region

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Northern Pakistan ({{Text|Urdu: {{Lang|ur|{{Nastaliq|شمالی پاکستان}}|rtl=yes}}}} {{small|ALA-LC:}} {{transliteration|ur|ALA-LC|śimālī Pākistān}}) is a tourism region in northern and north-western parts of Pakistan, comprising the administrative units of Gilgit-Baltistan (formerly known as Northern Areas), Azad Kashmir, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Islamabad Capital Territory and the Rawalpindi Division in Punjab.{{Cite book |last1=Öztürk |first1=Münir |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=v1X1CAAAQBAJ |title=Climate Change Impacts on High-Altitude Ecosystems |last2=Hakeem |first2=Khalid Rehman |last3=Faridah-Hanum |first3=I. |last4=Efe |first4=Recep |date=2015-05-05 |publisher=Springer |isbn=978-3-319-12859-7 |pages=455 |language=en |quote=The northern Pakistan covers Gilgit-Baltistan, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, the upper region of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, including Chitral, and some parts of the central and northern regions of Pakistan.}}{{cite web|title=Islamabad history |publisher=Pakistan.net |url=http://www.pakistan.net/cities/islamabad/islamabad.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080630100106/http://www.pakistan.net/cities/islamabad/islamabad.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=30 June 2008|quote=Islamabad is the capital of Pakistan, and is located in the Potohar Plateau in the north of the country...}} The first two territories are a part of the wider Kashmir region.{{efn|name=a|The Kashmir region also includes Ladakh and Jammu and Kashmir which are claimed by Pakistan due to ongoing Kashmir conflict. These portions are de facto under Indian control.}} It is a mountainous region straddling the Himalayas, Karakoram and the Hindu Kush mountain ranges, containing many of the highest peaks in the world and some of the longest glaciers outside polar regions.{{Cite book |last1=Öztürk |first1=Münir |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=v1X1CAAAQBAJ |title=Climate Change Impacts on High-Altitude Ecosystems |last2=Hakeem |first2=Khalid Rehman |last3=Faridah-Hanum |first3=I. |last4=Efe |first4=Recep |date=2015-05-05 |publisher=Springer |isbn=978-3-319-12859-7 |pages=455–456 |language=en}} Northern Pakistan accounts for a high level of Pakistan's tourism industry.{{cite web | url=https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/article/beautiful-natural-wonders | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210225192410/https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/article/beautiful-natural-wonders | url-status=dead | archive-date=25 February 2021 | title=Explore Pakistan's wildest, most beautiful landscapes | website=National Geographic Society | date=16 August 2022 }}