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Jammu [b] and Kashmir [c] (abbreviated J&K) 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]
United Nations map of the Line of Control. The LoC is not defined near Siachen Glacier.. The Line of Control (LoC) is a military control line between the Indian- and Pakistani-controlled parts of the former princely state of Jammu and Kashmir—a line which does not constitute a legally recognized international boundary, but serves as the de facto border.
It was formed on 6 January 2025 and its headquarters are located at Jammu, India. The inauguration of Jammu division was done by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. [2] Jammu railway division is 70th railway division in India. The jurisdiction of Jammu division covers Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, part of Punjab and part of Himachal Pradesh.
Map 1: The Ardagh–Johnson line marked in red as the "traditional boundary" of the state of Jammu and Kashmir. The Ardagh–Johnson Line is the northeastern boundary of Kashmir drawn by surveyor William Johnson and recommended by John Charles Ardagh as the official boundary of India. It abuts China's Xinjiang and Tibet autonomous regions. [1]
Azad Jammu and Kashmir (Urdu: آزاد جموں و کشمیر, romanized: Āzād Jammū̃ o Kaśmīr ⓘ, lit. 'Free Jammu and Kashmir'), [7] abbreviated as AJK and colloquially referred to as simply Azad Kashmir (/ ˌ ɑː z æ d k æ ʃ ˈ m ɪər / AH-zad kash-MEER), [8] is a region administered by Pakistan as a nominally self-governing entity [9] and constituting the western portion of the ...
Gulab Singh, The first Maharaja of Jammu and Kashmir, which was founded in 1846. 1909 Map of the Princely State of Kashmir and Jammu. The names of regions, important cities, rivers, and mountains are underlined in red. In 1845, the First Anglo-Sikh War broke out.
The districts border Kashmir Division to the north, Azad Kashmir to the west and the Jammu Division to the south and east. [5] [6] As of 2023, this region is considered a backward area in terms of development. [7] The Nowshera Tunnel stands as the first tunnel ever constructed in the Pir Panjal region, establishing a historical milestone. [8]
Punjab – state in North India, forming part of the larger Punjab region. The state is bordered by the Indian states of Jammu and Kashmir to the north, Himachal Pradesh to the east, Haryana to the south and southeast, Rajasthan to the southwest, and the Pakistani province of Punjab to the west.