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Kashmir Hill was born and raised in Florida, and earned degrees from Duke University and New York University where she studied journalism. [citation needed] Prior to joining the New York Times in 2019 Hill wrote for Gizmodo Media Group, Fusion magazine, Forbes, and Above the Law. Her writing has appeared in The New Yorker and The Washington Post.
Gulmarg (Urdu pronunciation: [gʊlməɾɡ]), known as Gulmarag [5] (Kashmiri pronunciation: [ɡulmarɨɡ]; lit. ' meadow of flowers ')in Kashmiri, is a town, hill station, tourist destination, skiing destination, and a notified area committee in the Indian controlled part of the disputed territory Jammu and Kashmir [6] [7] [8] of north Kashmir’sBaramulla district in the Indian union ...
Sonamarg had historical significance as a gateway on the ancient Silk Road, connecting Kashmir with Tibet. [5] [6] Today, the hill station is a popular tourist destination amongst fishers and hikers, and following the Kargil War with neighbouring Pakistan in 1999, serves as a strategically important point for the Indian Army.
In the 1840s and 1850s, there was a wave of new hill stations, with the main impetus being "places to rest and recuperate from the arduous life on the plains". In the second half of the 19th century, there was a period of consolidation with few new hill stations. In the final phase, "hill stations reached their zenith in the late nineteenth ...
Hari Parbat (Kashmiri pronunciation: [haːri parbatʰ]), also called Koh-i-Maran [1] [2] [3] (Kashmiri pronunciation: [koːhi maːraːn]), is a hill overlooking Srinagar, the largest city and the capital of Jammu and Kashmir, India. It is the site of the Hari Parbat fort, built by the Durrani Empire, and of a Hindu temple, mosques, and gurdwara.
Aharbal is a hill station in the south-western part of Kashmir Valley in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, south of the summer capital of Srinagar (Sub district: Damhal Hanjipora, District: Kulgam). Aharbal Waterfall is also known as Niagara Waterfall of Kashmir. [3]
Bhal Padri (Kashmiri; Bal Padri) is a hill station situated above a group of small valleys [2] covered with a dense forest [3] located in the Changa, Bhalessa. [1] area of Doda district. It borders Padri Pass, [a] [4] Bhaderwah at a distance of 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) northeast. Rivulets and streams flow through this valley. [2]
Kashmir (/ ˈ k æ ʃ m ɪər / KASH-meer or / k æ ʃ ˈ m ɪər / kash-MEER) is the northernmost geographical region of the Indian subcontinent.Until the mid-19th century, the term "Kashmir" denoted only the Kashmir Valley between the Great Himalayas and the Pir Panjal Range.