Jammu and Kashmir

English

Map of the disputed territory of Jammu and Kashmir.

Proper noun

Jammu and Kashmir

  1. (historical) A princely state which governed the region of Kashmir, the territory of which is now de facto divided between China, India, and Pakistan.
  2. The portion of the territory of that state which is governed as a Union Territory by India, and which has Srinagar as its summer capital and Jammu is its winter capital.

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See also

(states of India) state of India; Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal (Category: en:States of India)

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