Shinaki is a term used by the
Shina people
The Shina ( Shina: ݜݨیاٗ, ) or Gilgitis are an Indo-Aryan ethnolinguistic group primarily residing in Gilgit–Baltistan and Indus Kohistan in Pakistan, as well as in the Gurez ( Kishenganga Valley) and Dras regions of Jammu and Kash ...
in northern
Pakistan
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for the areas inhabited by them as well as the
Shina language
Shina ( , ) is a Dardic languages, Dardic language of Indo-Aryan languages, Indo-Aryan language family spoken by the Shina people. In Pakistan, Shina is the major language in Gilgit-Baltistan spoken by an estimated 1,146,000 people living mainl ...
.
The term "kui" or "ki" in Shina language means "settlement (of)", hence Shinaki literally means "Shina settlement" or "land of the Shins.
It is traditionally used for the areas of
Gor,
Chilas
Chilas () is a city in Pakistani-administered Gilgit–Baltistan in the disputed Kashmir region. The application of the term "administered" to the various regions of Kashmir and a mention of the Kashmir dispute is supported by the tertiary sou ...
,
Tangir,
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and the
Shinaki Kohistan
Kohistan (, , ), also transliterated Kuhistan, Kuhiston, Quhistan, may refer to:
In Afghanistan
*Kohistan District, Kapisa, Kapisa Province
** Kohistan Hesa Awal District, a district in Kapisa Province, created within the former Kohistan Distr ...
, all of which existed as independent tribal republics of
Hazara and
Gilgit Agencies during the colonial period.
In its widest sense ''Shinaki'' encompasses all the Shina-inhabited regions, thus in addition to above regions includes
Astore,
Gilgit
Gilgit (; Shina language, Shina: ; ) is a city in Pakistani-administered Gilgit-Baltistan, Gilgit–Baltistan in the disputed Kashmir region.The application of the term "administered" to the various regions of Kashmir and a mention of the Kas ...
,
Koh,
Ghizer and the lower valley of
Hunza (also known as Shinaki) as well.
See also
*
Baltistan
Baltistan (); also known as Baltiyul or Little Tibet, is a mountainous region in the Pakistani-administered territory of Gilgit-Baltistan and constitutes a northern portion of the larger Kashmir region that has been the subject of a dispute bet ...
*
Brushal
Brushal is the region inhabited by the Burusho people, corresponding to the valleys of Hunza, Nagir, Yasin, and historically, Gilgit. Along with Baltistan and Shinaki, inhabited by the Balti and Shina people respectively, it is one of the thre ...
References
Ethnic groups in Pakistan
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