Welcome to Jammu & Kashmir
Jammu and Kashmir
(Dogri: जम्मू और कश्मीर; Urdu: جموں اور کشمیر) is the northernmost
state of India. It is situated mostly in the Himalayan mountains. Jammu and Kashmir
shares a border with the states of Himachal Pradesh and Punjab to the south and
internationally with the People's Republic of China to the north.
Jammu and Kashmir consists of three regions: Jammu, the Kashmir
valley and Ladakh.
Srinagar
is the summer capital, and
Jammu is the winter capital.While the Kashmir
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mountainous landscape, Jammu's numerous shrines
attract tens of thousands of Hindu pilgrims every year.
Ladakh, also known as "Little
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Coordinates
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32° 44' N & 74° 54' E
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Country
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 INDIA
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Districts
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22
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Capital
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Jammu(winter) ,
Srinagar(summer)
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Governor |
Narinder Nath Vohra
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Chief Minister
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Omar Abdullah
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Population |
10,143,700
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Official Languages
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Urdu,Hindi,Dogri
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Literacy
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66.7%
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Area
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222236 km (85806 sq mi)
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Density
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100 /km(259 /sq mi)
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History
The area known as Jammu
and Kashmir came into existence when the Mughal Emperor Akbar
invaded Kashmir in 1586, led by his general Bhagwant Das and his aide Ramchandra
I. The Mughal army defeated the Turk ruler Yusuf Khan of Kashmir. After the battle,
Akbar appointed Ramchandra I as the governor of the Himalayan kingdom. Ramchandra
I founded the city of Jammu, named after the Hindu goddess Jamwa Mata, south of
the Pir Panjal range.
Climate
The climate of Jammu
and Kashmir varies greatly owing to its rugged topography. In the south around Jammu,
the climate is typically monsoonal, though the region is sufficiently far west to
average 40 to 50 mm (1.6 to 2 inches) of rain per months between January and March.
In the hot season, Jammu city is very hot and can reach up to 40 °C (104 °F) whilst
in July and August, very heavy though erratic rainfall occurs with monthly extremes
of up to 650 millimetres (25.5 inches). In September, rainfall declines, and by
October conditions are hot but extremely dry, with minimal rainfall and temperatures
of around 29 °C (84 °F).
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