The breve is the diacritical mark that indicates a vowel should be pronounced with a short vowel sound. The breve is a half moon shape that looks like a parenthesis printed sideways with the opening at the top. It would be placed over the a in cat or the i in sit. It is used with all vowels.
Gilgit Baltistan, (formerly known as the Northern Areas), (Urdu: Ú¯ÙÚ¯Øª Ø¨ÙØªØ³ØªØ§Ù) is the northern-most autonomous territory of Pakistan. It was part of the former Princely state of Kashmir and Jammu in 1800s and later leased to British eventually liberated after a planned liberation movement led by Gilgit Scouts.
Skagit County, located in northwest Washington, is bordered to its north by Whatcom County, Snohomish County to its south and Okanagan and Chelan counties to its east. The Salish Sea lies to the west and the Cascade Mountains rise to the east. The Skagit River runs through the largest population centers of the county. Although most of Skagit County is continental, several islands in the Salish Sea are also considered part of Skagit County. Skagit County ranges in elevation from sea level to a high point of 9,114 feet at the non-volcanic peak, Mount Buckner.