A report on Kashmir, Jammu and Kashmir (union territory) and Himalayas

Political map of the Kashmir region, showing the Pir Panjal range and the Kashmir Valley or Vale of Kashmir

Map of the Himalayas (including the Hindu Kush)

Topographic map of Jammu and Kashmir, with visible altitude for the Kashmir valley and Jammu region.

The 6000 km journey of the India landmass (Indian Plate) before its collision with Asia (Eurasian Plate) about 40 to 50 million years ago

Nanga Parbat in Kashmir, the ninth-highest mountain on Earth, is the western anchor of the Himalayas

A high-altitude alpine lake in the Himalayan range in Jammu and Kashmir

Map of India in 1823, showing the territories of the Sikh empire (northermost, in green) including the region of Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir union territory (J and K) is bordered in carmine colour. Ladakh union territory (L) is bordered in blue colour.

1909 Map of the Princely State of Kashmir and Jammu. The names of regions, important cities, rivers, and mountains are underlined in red.

The prevailing religions by district in the 1901 Census of the Indian Empire

A white border painted on a suspended bridge delineates Azad Kashmir from Jammu and Kashmir

The Jammu and Kashmir High Court on postal stamps of India

K2, a peak in the Karakoram range, is the second highest mountain in the world

Apples of Kashmir are famous for their taste

Boteh from an Antique Kashmiri Dochalla Shawl

Large Kashmir Durbar Carpet (detail), 2021 photo. "Durbar", in this context, means Royal or Chiefly.

Inauguration of the first Khelo India Winter Games

A Muslim shawl-making family shown in Cashmere shawl manufactory, 1867, chromolithograph, William Simpson

A group of Pandits, or Brahmin priests, in Kashmir, photographed by an unknown photographer in the 1890s

Brokpa women from Kargil, northern Ladakh, in local costumes

Jammu and Kashmir is a region administered by India as a union territory and consisting 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 1962.

- Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)

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.

- Kashmir

The sovereignty of the range in the Kashmir region is disputed among India, Pakistan, and China.

- Himalayas

The Himalayas divide the Kashmir valley from the Tibetan plateau while the Pir Panjal range, which encloses the valley from the west and the south, separates it from the Punjab Plain of the Indo-Gangetic Plain.

- Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)

Further west, the Himalayas form much of the disputed Indian-administered union territory of Jammu and Kashmir where lies the renowned Kashmir Valley and the town and lakes of Srinagar.

- Himalayas

Gilgit-Baltistan, formerly known as the Northern Areas, is a group of territories in the extreme north, bordered by the Karakoram, the western Himalayas, the Pamir, and the Hindu Kush ranges.

- Kashmir

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Ladakh

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The empire of Kyide Nyimagon divided among his three sons, c. 930 CE. The border between Ladakh/Maryul and Guge-Purang is shown in a thin dotted line, north of Gartok

Royal drinking scene at Alchi Monastery, Ladakh, circa 1200 CE. The king wears a decorated Qabā', of Turco-Persian style. It is similar to [[:File:Royal drinking scene at the entrance of the western monastery at Manguy, 11th to 13th century CE.jpg|another royal scene]] at nearby Mangyu Monastery.

Jama Masjid of Leh next to the Leh Palace

The empire of kings Tsewang Namgyal and Jamyang Namgyal, about 1560–1600 CE

Cham dance during Dosmoche festival in Leh Palace

The disputed territory of the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir: divided between Pakistan (green), India (blue) and China (yellow)

Ladakh (L) shown in the wider Kashmir region

The confluence of the Indus (flowing left-to-right) and Zanskar (coming in from top) rivers.

The black-necked crane comes to India every year for breeding. Photograph has been taken at Tso Kar, Ladakh.

Sul-ma, woman's woollen dress (detail), Ladakh, late 19th-early 20th century

First ever Khelo India Winter Games in Ladakh

Ladakhi Perak Headdress courtesy the Wovenosuls collection

Indian Astronomical Observatory near Leh

Ladakh horsemen, depicted in Alchi Monastery, circa 13th century CE

Statue of Maitreya at Likir Monastery, Leh district

Trees nestled in front of the Himalayas near Leh

Carved stone tablets, each with the inscription "Om Mani Padme Hum" along the paths of Zanskar

Ladakh is a region administered by India as a union territory, which constitutes a part of the larger Kashmir region and has been the subject of dispute between India, Pakistan, and China since 1947.

Ladakh is bordered by the Tibet Autonomous Region to the east, the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh to the south, both the Indian-administered union territory of Jammu and Kashmir and the Pakistan-administered Gilgit-Baltistan to the west, and the southwest corner of Xinjiang across the Karakoram Pass in the far north.

It extends from the Siachen Glacier in the Karakoram range to the north to the main Great Himalayas to the south.

Gilgit-Baltistan

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Photograph of Kargah Buddha in Gilgit; "The ancient Stupa – rock carvings of Buddha, everywhere in the region, point to the firm hold of Buddhism for such a long time."

Map of Tibetan Empire citing the areas of Gilgit-Baltistan as part of its kingdom in 780–790 CE

The princely state of Jammu and Kashmir, (National Geographic, 1946). Shown are the Gilgit Agency, consisting of subsidiary states of Jammu and Kashmir, and the Gilgit wazarat, including the Gilgit Leased Area (shown in white). Baltistan was part of the large area of the Ladakh-Baltistan wazarat in the east.

The last Maqpon Raja Ahmed Shah (died in prison in Lhasa c. 1845)

Gilgit Baltisan assembly located in Jutial Gilgit

Gilgit-Baltistan is administered as three divisions

Mountains covered in snow, as seen from the Raja Bazar Road Gilgit

View of Laila Peak, which is located near Hushe Valley (a town in Khaplu)

The Trango Towers offer some of the largest cliffs and most challenging rock climbing in the world, and every year a number of expeditions from all corners of the globe visit Karakoram to climb the challenging granite.

Cold Desert, Skardu is the world's highest desert

Sheosar Lake is in the western part of Deosai National Park

National Highway N-15 has abrupt direction changes which is a challenge for drivers who use this route to reach Gilgit

ATR 42–500 on Gilgit Airport. Picture taken on 10 July 2016

A pie chart showing the Sectarian divide of Gilgit-Baltistan

Dance of Swati Guests with traditional music at Baltit Fort in 2014

One of the poplular dish of this region is Chapchor. It is widely made in Nagar Valley and Hunza Valley

Polo in progress with the shandur lake in background, Shandur, Gupis-Yasin District.

Gilgit-Baltistan, formerly known as the Northern Areas, is a 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.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 (a) 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.

The main ranges are the Karakoram and the western Himalayas.