A report on Jammu and Kashmir (union territory) and Azad Kashmir
The Line of Control separates Jammu and Kashmir from the Pakistani-administered territories of Azad Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan in the west and north.
- Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)On its eastern side, Azad Kashmir is separated from the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir (part of Indian-administered Kashmir) by the Line of Control (LoC), which serves as the de facto border between the Indian- and Pakistani-controlled parts of Kashmir.
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Kashmir
4 linksNorthernmost geographical region of the Indian subcontinent.
Northernmost geographical region of the Indian subcontinent.
Today, the term encompasses a larger area that includes the Indian-administered territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, the Pakistani-administered territories of Azad Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan, and the Chinese-administered territories of Aksai Chin and the Trans-Karakoram Tract.
Gilgit-Baltistan
1 linksRegion administered by Pakistan as an autonomous territory, and constituting the northern 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 from somewhat later.<ref name=britannica-jammu-kashmir>The application of the term "administered" to the various regions of Kashmir and a mention of the Kashmir dispute is supported by the tertiary sources through (d), reflecting due weight in the coverage.
Region administered by Pakistan as an autonomous territory, and constituting the northern 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 from somewhat later.<ref name=britannica-jammu-kashmir>The application of the term "administered" to the various regions of Kashmir and a mention of the Kashmir dispute is supported by the tertiary sources through (d), reflecting due weight in the coverage.
It borders Azad Kashmir to the south, the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to the west, the Wakhan Corridor of Afghanistan to the north, the Xinjiang region of China, to the east and northeast, and the Indian-administered union territories Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh to the southeast.
Jhelum River
1 linksRiver in the northern Indian subcontinent.
River in the northern Indian subcontinent.
It originates at Verinag and flows through the Indian administered territory of Jammu and Kashmir, to the Pakistani-administered territory of Azad Kashmir, and then into the Pakistani province of Punjab.
Jammu division
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The Jammu division is a revenue and administrative division within Jammu and Kashmir, a union territory of India.
However, major portions of the western districts of Muzaffarabad, Poonch, and Mirpur remained under the control of Pakistan.
Kashmiri language
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Kashmiri or Koshur (, कॉशुर,, /kəːʃur/) is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by around 7 million Kashmiris of the Kashmir region, primarily in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
Kashmiri is spoken by roughly five percent of Azad Kashmir's population.
Line of Control
0 linksMilitary control line between the Indian and Pakistanicontrolled 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.
Military control line between the Indian and Pakistanicontrolled 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.
The part of the former princely state under Indian control is divided into the union territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh.
The Pakistani-controlled section is divided into Azad Kashmir and Gilgit–Baltistan.
Jammu and Kashmir (state)
0 linksRegion formerly administered by India as a state from 1954 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.
Region formerly administered by India as a state from 1954 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.
The underlying region of this state were parts of the former princely state of Jammu and Kashmir, whose western districts, now known as Azad Kashmir, and northern territories, now known as Gilgit-Baltistan, are administered by Pakistan.
After the Government of India repealed the special status accorded to Jammu and Kashmir under Article 370 of the Indian constitution in 2019, the Parliament of India passed the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, which contained provisions that dissolved the state and reorganised it into two union territories – Jammu and Kashmir in the west and Ladakh in the east, with effect from 31 October 2019.
Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
0 linksThe Jammu & Kashmir National Conference (JKNC) is a regional political party in the Indian union territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh.
The revived Muslim Conference supported the accession of the princely state to Pakistan and led the movement for Azad Kashmir.
Gujari language
0 linksVariety of Rajasthani spoken by the Gurjars and other tribes of India, Pakistan and Afghanistan.
Variety of Rajasthani spoken by the Gurjars and other tribes of India, Pakistan and Afghanistan.
The language is mainly spoken in Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Uttarakhand, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Punjab, Delhi and other parts of India.
In Pakistan it is mainly spoken in Azad Kashmir and Hazara Division of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.The government of Jammu and Kashmir has recognized Gujari by including it in the sixth schedule of the state constitution.