Kashmir

Kashmir is a region in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent. The term Kashmir historically described the valley just to the south of the westernmost end of the Himalayan range. Politically, however, the term 'Kashmir' describes a much larger area which includes the regions of Jammu, Kashmir, and Ladakh.

Subdivisions

Indian-administered Kashmir

India controls approximately 45.5% (101,387 km²) of the disputed terrirtory. Indian-administered Kashmir, known as the state of Jammu and Kashmir, includes 3 main regions:

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Km² - Jammu and Kashmir

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• Kashmir Valley
• Jammu
• Ladakh

Indian-controlled Kashmir is divided into 6 administrative districts: Anantnag, Baramulla, Budgam, Doda, Jammu, Kargil, Kathua, Kupwara, Leh, Poonch, Pulwama, Rajauri, Srinagar and Udhampur. Major cities include Srinagar, Jammu and Leh.

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Indian-controlled Kashmir - Srinagar - Jammu - Leh

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Pakistan-administered Kashmir

The Pakistan-controlled portion of Kashmir, is divided up into the following regions:

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• Azad Kashmir: 250 miles in length with width varying from 10 to 40 miles, 13,300 km² (5134 miles²).
• Northern Areas, a much larger area, 72,496 km² (27,991 mi²), incorporated into Pakistan and administered as a de facto dependency.

Chinese-administered Kashmir

Areas under Chinese-control include:

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• Aksai Chin: approximately 37,555 km² in size.
• A small part, the Trans-Karakoram Tract, of the Northern Areas that was ceded to China by Pakistan in 1963.