Jammu and Kashmir

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Jammu and Kashmir is a northern region of the Indian subcontinent known for its mountainous terrain, strategic location, and long-standing political and territorial disputes.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf disputed territory
region
borderedBy Afghanistan (via narrow Wakhan Corridor proximity)
Azad Jammu and Kashmir
Gilgit-Baltistan
Himachal Pradesh
Punjab
surface form: Punjab, India

Tibet Autonomous Region
Xinjiang
climate cold desert climate in Ladakh
subtropical climate in parts of Jammu
temperate climate in Kashmir Valley
conflict Indo-Pakistani War of 1947–1948
Indo-Pakistani War of 1965
Kargil War
surface form: Indo-Pakistani War of 1999 (Kargil War)
continent Asia
countryClaimedBy China
India
Pakistan
economy handicrafts
horticulture
tourism
famousFor Mughal Gardens
surface form: Mughal gardens

Pashmina shawls
houseboats on Dal Lake
saffron production
hasRegion Jammu
Kashmir Valley
Ladakh
historicalEvent Instrument of Accession
surface form: Instrument of Accession to India in 1947
knownFor mountainous terrain
political disputes
strategic location
territorial disputes
locatedIn northern Indian subcontinent
mountainRange Himalayas
Karakoram
surface form: Karakoram Range

Pir Panjal Range
partlyControlledBy China
India
Pakistan
religionMajorityRegion Muslim-majority Kashmir Valley
religionSignificant Buddhist population in Ladakh
Hindu population in Jammu
river Chenab River
Indus River
Jhelum River
strategicImportance location between South Asia, Central Asia, and China
UNInvolvement United Nations Security Council resolutions
surface form: United Nations Security Council resolutions on Kashmir

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Kashmiriyat hasRegion Jammu and Kashmir
Wular Lake locatedIn Jammu and Kashmir
Lohara dynasty locatedInPresentDay Jammu and Kashmir
this entity surface form: Jammu and Kashmir, India
Army Commands of India state Jammu and Kashmir
subject surface form: Northern Command
XVI Corps garrisonState Jammu and Kashmir
XV Corps location Jammu and Kashmir
this entity surface form: Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, India
Imperial Service Troops raisedFrom Jammu and Kashmir
this entity surface form: Kashmir State
Treaty of Amritsar (1846) administeredByAfterTreaty Jammu and Kashmir
this entity surface form: princely state of Jammu and Kashmir
Babu Parmanand residence Jammu and Kashmir
Chamba district borderedBy Jammu and Kashmir
Vidhu Vinod Chopra birthPlace Jammu and Kashmir
Nimmu stateBefore2019 Jammu and Kashmir
GB borders Jammu and Kashmir
this entity surface form: Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir
Dardic languages spokenIn Jammu and Kashmir
Kathua locatedIn Jammu and Kashmir
Kathua locatedInTime Jammu and Kashmir
this entity surface form: union territory of Jammu and Kashmir
Padum formerPartOf Jammu and Kashmir
this entity surface form: Jammu and Kashmir state