Hunza (English spelling)

Japanese: フンザ(英語表記)Hunza
Hunza (English spelling)
The name of a region centered on the Hunza Valley in Gilgit-Baltistan, northern Pakistan. It refers to the Hunza princely state, which was ruled by a prince until 1974. It borders China and Afghanistan, and settlements are scattered along the Karakoram Highway. The center is Karimabad. Many of the residents are Ismailis, a branch of Shiite Islam.

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Japanese:
パキスタン北部、ギルギットバルティスターン州のフンザ渓谷を中心とする地域名。1974年まで藩王が統治したフンザ藩王国を指す。中国とアフガニスタンと国境を接し、カラコルムハイウエー沿いに集落が点在する。中心地はカリマバード。イスラム教シーア派の一分派、イスマーイール派が多く居住。

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