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Jammu [b] and Kashmir [c] is a region administered by India as a union territory [1] and consists of the southern portion of the larger Kashmir region, which has been the subject of a dispute between India and Pakistan since 1947 and between India and China since 1959. [3]
3 days ago · Jammu and Kashmir is a union territory of India (until October 31, 2019, a state), located in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent centered on the plains around Jammu to the south and the Vale of Kashmir to the north.
Nov 3, 2023 · Jammu and Kashmir, also known as the “Crown of India,” is a northern Indian union territory with a rich and diversified cultural past. It is noted for its breathtaking natural beauty, with views ranging from lush valleys and calm lakes to hilly mountains and high-altitude desert regions.
Jammu[a] and Kashmir[b] was a region formerly administered by India as a state from 1952 to 2019, constituting the southern and southeastern portion of the larger Kashmir region, which has been the subject of a dispute between India, Pakistan and China since the mid-20th century. [5][6] The underlying region of this state were parts of the forme...
History. For a history of the region including the pre-19th century period, see History of Kashmir, History of Gilgit-Baltistan, and History of Ladakh. In the first half of the first millennium, the Kashmir region became an important centre of Hinduism and later of Buddhism.
2 days ago · Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir: Jhelum River The Jhelum River at Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir union territory, India. (more) The Kashmir region is predominantly mountainous, with deep, narrow valleys and high, barren plateaus.
Aug 5, 2019 · There has been violence in the Indian-administered side - the state of Jammu and Kashmir - for 30 years due to a separatist insurgency against Indian rule. What's happened now?
Aug 8, 2019 · India's parliament has now passed a bill splitting Indian-administered Kashmir into two territories governed directly by Delhi: Jammu and Kashmir, and remote, mountainous Ladakh.
2 days ago · Unlike the rest of the states, which are bound by the Indian constitution, Jammu and Kashmir followed a modified version of that constitution—as delineated in the Constitution (Application to Jammu and Kashmir) Order, 1954—which affirmed the integrity of the state within the Republic of India.
Dec 19, 2023 · The population of historic Kashmir is divided into about 10 million people in Indian-administrated Jammu and Kashmir and 4.5 million in Pakistani-administered Kashmir.
