Editing Balti language (section)

==Demographics and distribution==
Balti is spoken in most parts of [[Gilgit-Baltistan]] in [[Pakistan]] and [[Kargil]] and Nubra [[Ladakh]] in [[India]]. According to the [[Gilgit-Baltistan Scouts]], the language is mostly found in the Skardu, Shigar, Ghanche, Roundu, and Kharmang parts of Gilgit-Baltistan.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.gilgitbaltistanscouts.gov.pk/TOGeography%20.html|access-date=2021-03-17|website=www.gilgitbaltistanscouts.gov.pk|title=Archived copy|archive-date=2020-11-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201105131007/http://www.gilgitbaltistanscouts.gov.pk/TOGeography%20.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> In the twin districts of [[Ladakh]] region ([[Kargil]] and [[Leh district|Leh]]), it is spoken in [[Kargil|Kargil city]] and its surrounding villages like Hardass, Lato, Karkitchhoo, and Balti Bazar, as well as in [[Turtuk]], [[Bogdang]], and [[Takshi|Tyakshi]], including [[Leh|Leh city]] and nearby villages. Balti is also spoken by immigrants in [[Karachi]], [[Lahore]], [[Peshawar]], [[Islamabad]], [[Quetta]], and other cities of Pakistan. In India, it is found in [[Dehradun]], [[Nainital]], Ambari, Shimla, [[Vikasnagar]], and other northern cities among speakers who migrated from Baltistan, Kargil, and Nubra before the partition of India and Pakistan.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Curious Case Of The Baltis Of Dehradun|date=4 June 2018 |url=https://travelthehimalayas.com/kiki/the-curious-case-of-the-baltis-of-dehradun|access-date=22 March 2021}}</ref>