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Topographic map of Jammu and Kashmir, with visible altitude for the Kashmir valley and Jammu region. Jammu and Kashmir is home to several valleys such as the Kashmir Valley, Tawi Valley, Chenab Valley, Poonch Valley, Sind Valley, and Lidder Valley. [39] The Kashmir valley is 100 km (62 mi) wide and 15,520.3 km 2 (5,992.4 sq mi) in area. [40]
Location of Jammu and Kashmir Banner of Jammu and Kashmir. The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Jammu and Kashmir: . Jammu and Kashmir – is a region administered by India as a union territory.
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.
Jammu and Kashmir may refer to: . Kashmir, the northernmost geographical region of the Indian subcontinent; Jammu and Kashmir (union territory), a region administered by India as a union territory since 2019
Jammu and Kashmir has many lakes, rivers, and glaciers. Significant rivers that flow through Jammu & Kashmir from the Himalayas are Jhelum, Chenab and Ravi [1] These river basins are located at a higher elevation facilitating huge hydro power potential.
Azad Jammu and Kashmir (Urdu: آزاد جموں و کشمیر, romanized: Āzād Jammū̃ o Kaśmīr ⓘ, lit. 'Free Jammu and Kashmir'), [6] 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), [7] is a region administered by Pakistan as a nominally self-governing entity [8] and constituting the western portion of the ...
Kathua is located at It has an average elevation of 393 metres (1,289 ft). The city is surrounded by three rivers. Ravi is 7 km (4.3 mi) down Kathua while Ujjh is about 11 km (6.8 mi) ahead on Jammu Highway.
The territory under Indian control include: [3] [4] Jammu Division: districts of Jammu, Kathua, Vijaypur, Bari Brahmana, Chak Dayala, Samba, Katra, Batote, Birpur, Doda, Batote, Lakhanpur, Udhampur, Reasi; the jagirs of Chenani and Bhaderwah; 11 per cent of the Mirpur district and 40 per cent of the Poonch jagir.