kashmir

     

Coorinates: 34.5° N 76° E

Trivia about kashmir

  • Some want this India-Pakistan border region to be independent, & some want it united with Pakistan
  • Located on the Jhelum River, Srinagar is the summer capital of this disputed region of Northwest India
  • India & Pakistan have disputed this region since 1947 & sometimes China gets into the act
  • ...this 86,000-square mile region disputed by India & Pakistan that also extends into China
  • On holiday in this disputed territory where you'll find K2, you might be served Indian food one day & Pakistani the next
  • When Pakistan & India were split in 1947, this troubled state had a Hindu ruler, Hari Singh, but a Muslim majority
  • Tibet borders Burma, Bhutan, Nepal, India & also this region disputed between India & Pakistan
  • Since 1947, Pakistan has fought 2 wars over this disputed region to its far north
  • Located in a disputed region, India's northernmost state is Jammu & this
  • In the summer, Srinagar is the administrative capital of the Indian state called Jammu & this