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Kashmir

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Kashmir is the mountainous region of the northwestern Indian subcontinent at the western end of the Himalayas, disputed since the 1947 partition of British India between India, Pakistan and, over a smaller eastern portion, China. Prized historically for its dramatic alpine scenery and the fertile Kashmir Valley, the region remains one of the world's most militarized and long-running territorial disputes, divided along a Line of Control that has never been formalized as an international border.

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Classification
Region Type
Cultural Region 1
Region Type
Cultural Region 1
Area (sq km)
180,000 2
Population
16,300,000 3
FAQs

Which countries administer parts of Kashmir today?

India, Pakistan and China each administer part of Kashmir.

Kashmir is administered by three countries. India administers the territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh. Pakistan administers Azad Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan. China administers Aksai Chin and the Trans-Karakoram Tract. The name Kashmir once meant only the Kashmir Valley between the Great Himalayas and the Pir Panjal Range, and it now covers this larger area that formerly made up the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir.
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India, Countries

Kashmir is now administered by three countries, India among them.

Source Kashmir (Wikipedia)
Pakistan, Countries

Kashmir is now administered by three countries, Pakistan among them.

Source Kashmir (Wikipedia)
Srinagar, Cities

Srinagar is the largest city in Kashmir.

Source Kashmir (Wikipedia)
The Indian Subcontinent, Regions

Kashmir is the northernmost geographical region of the Indian subcontinent.

Source Kashmir (Wikipedia)
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Kashmiri (English: kash-MEER-ee), also known by its endonym Koshur (Kashmiri: کٲشُر (Perso-Arabic, Official Script), pronounced [kəːʃur]), is an Indo-Aryan language of the Dardic branch spoken by around 7 million Kashmiris of the Kashmir region, primarily in the Kashmir Valley and surrounding hills of the Indian-administrated union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, over half the population of that territory.
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Sources
1. Kashmir (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Introduction
    Kashmir ( KASH-meer or kash-MEER) is the northernmost geographical region of the Indian subcontinent.
  • Associated With: India, Lead section
    now administered by three countries: China, India, and Pakistan.
  • Associated With: Pakistan, Lead section
    now administered by three countries: China, India, and Pakistan.
  • Associated With: Srinagar, Lead section
    Srinagar, the largest city in Kashmir.
  • Associated With: The Indian Subcontinent, Lead section
    the northernmost geographical region of the Indian subcontinent.
  • On Continent: Asia, Lead
    Kashmir ( KASH-meer or kash-MEER) is the northernmost geographical region of the Indian subcontinent.
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2. Kashmir (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationGeography section
Quote, Geography section
It has an area of 68,000 mi2 (180,000 km2).
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3. Kashmir (Wikidata)
P1082 (population)
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population 16,300,000 (2023)
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Wikidata: Kashmir
Wikidata Q43100, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source
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