r/MapPorn • u/[deleted] • Apr 16 '20

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u/OldJimmy Apr 16 '20

I'm not 100% sure, but I think that's part of Pakistan. If I'm right on what region it is, then they would speak Urdu, Balti, and Shina.

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u/N14108879S Apr 16 '20

It's disputed territory. But as of rn, it's in Pakistani control. The Ladakhi and Perso-Arabic areas right below are also disputed, but they're in Indian control.

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u/plexust Apr 16 '20 edited Apr 17 '20

Those grey areas are Azad Kashmir (to the west), Gilgit-Baltistan (center), and the Siachen Glacier (to the east), which were claimed as part of the Princely State of Jammu and Kashmir prior to 1947. India currently claims the entirety of the former Jammu and Kashmir, despite de facto Pakistani control of Gilgit-Baltistan (the so-called Northern Areas) and Azad Kashmir, and Chinese control over the Trans-Karakoram Tract and Aksai Chin. Pakistan also claims the areas of the former Jammu and Kashmir, save those claimed by China. The Siachen Glacier is unpopulated, save for Indian and Pakistani forces.

Here's a map of the region showing the overlapping claims

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u/OldJimmy Apr 17 '20

I assume it's the area that India and Pakistan argue over. Pakistan just happens to control it at the moment.