Jammu and Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir (hindi: जम्मूऔरकश्मीर, jammū aur kaśmīr, [ʤʌmmuː ɔɽ kʌɕˈmiːɽ], English Jammu and Kashmir) is an Indian Federal State and part of the region Kashmir disputed between China , India and Pakistan. It takes a surface of 101.387 km ² and has 10.069.917 inhabitants (conditions 2001).

The federal state government has its seat in the summer in Srinagar and in the winter in Jammu.

geography

Jammu and Kashmir borders on the Indian Federal States Himachal Pradesh and the Punjab, the province of Pakistan of the same name Punjab, on the part-autonomous Asad of Pakistan Kashmir, on the north areas of Pakistan, as well as on Tibet (among other things at Aksai Chin) (in the clockwise direction, beginning in the south). The Federal State consists of 3 regions. In the western part the region Kashmir with predominantly Muslim population and Srinagar lies as center. Ladakh, a region with Tibetan buddhistischer culture and the center Leh forms the eastern part. The southern region is Jammu, it exhibits an predominantly hinduistische population.

largest cities

history

1947 - Great Britain dismisses India and Pakistan into independence, whereby approx. 8,4 millions Humans to flee or between the two states be resettled, over 1 million Humans die with Pogromen and on the escape, partisans of Pakistan trickle into Kashmir, Maharaja Hari Singh explain the connection of Kashmir at India and call Indian troops in the country, first war Indian-of Pakistan

1949 - armistice, definition of the armistice line („LINE OF control “), division of Kashmir (two-nation theory), demand of a referendum over an own State of Kashmir by the United Nations

1957 - Jammu and Kashmir become Federal State of India

1962 - Chinese-Indian war, China occupies Aksai Chin (western part of the Indian region Ladakh)

1965 - Pakistan attack the Indian Federal State Jammu and Kashmir, second war and armistice Indian-of Pakistan

1966 - peace of Taschkent and official acknowledgment of the „LINE OF control “(locomotive)

1971/1972 - 3. War Indian-of Pakistan, defeat of Pakistan, loss of east Pakistan and establishment of the new State of Bangladesh

1974 - joggle of the last Mirs (prince) of Asad Kashmir and affiliation of the area at Pakistan

1984 - beginning of the fights on the Siachen glacier between Pakistan and India, around the entrance to the valley of Leh, controlled by India

, 1986/1987 - China and India pull troops in the Ladakh border area together, first notices of moslemischer extremists on Indian mechanisms, the one autonomous Kashmir state demand or the connection on Pakistan

1990 - terror in the Kashmir valley reaches high point, escape of over 100.000 Hindus (Kashmiri Pandits) from the valley to Jammu, India and Pakistan strengthens its troops at the borders, Murder of the highest religious Muslim leader (me WAIT Mohammed Farooq).

See also: History Ladakhs

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• Länderportrait Jammu & Kashmir with suedasien.info
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Indian Federal States and union territories

Federal States:

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 | Orissa | Punjab | Rajasthan | Sikkim |
Tamil Nadu | Tripura | Uttaranchal | Uttar Pradesh | West bengal

union territories:

Andamanen and Nikobaren | Chandigarh | Dadra and Nagar Haveli | Daman and Diu | Delhi | Lakshadweep | Pondicherry