Tolti (Urdu: طولتی) is a town that serves as the administrative capital of Kharmang District of Pakistan-administered Gilgit-Baltistan in the disputed Kashmir region.[1] The village lies on the left bank of the Indus river, and is approximately 35 km south-east of the confluence of the Indus from the Shyok.[2]
History
Historically, Tolti was on the trade route between Skardu and Kargil. The partition of the Kashmir region between India and Pakistan as a result of the First Kashmir War end trade on the route.
Notable residents
- Ghulam Hassan Lobsang, a renowned writer and author of the first Balti dictionary[3]
References
- ^ “Kharmang now GB district”. Archived from the original on 24 November 2015.
- ^ Mohammad Ali Khan; Chetna Verma (28 December 2012). “Connect and disconnect”. The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
- ^ Balti dictionary