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Kashmir Valley

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The Kashmir Valley, also known as the Vale of Kashmir, is an intermontane valley or basin in the northern part of Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir. The valley is surrounded by the ranges of the Himalayas, bounded on the southwest by the lower Himalayan Pir Panjal Range and on the northeast by the Greater Himalayan Range. It is approximately 135 km (84 mi) long and 32 km (20 mi) wide, and drained by the Jhelum River. It falls entirely within the Kashmir Division of Jammu and Kashmir.

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Length (km)
135 1
Latitude
34.05 degrees north 1
Longitude
74.8 degrees east 1
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1. Kashmir Valley (Wikipedia)
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It is approximately 135 km (84 mi) long
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