Jammu & Kashmir

The Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, a northwestern part of the Himalayan mountain range, is located between 32.30 to 35.12 N and 73.40 to 76.80 E. It covers an area of 55,538 sq. km, with elevation ranging from 247 m to 7,135 m asl. It shares borders with the Union Territory of Ladakh to the north and east, and Pakistan to the west. To the south, it is adjacent to the Indian states of Punjab and Himachal Pradesh. The Union Territory is administratively divided into two divisions; Jammu and Kashmir. The southern alluvial plains of Jammu, which are part of the Indo-Gangetic plains, give rise to the Shiwaliks, a range of moderate hills. In the northern region, the Pir-Panjal range, which is part of the lesser Himalayas, separates the intermontane Valley of Kashmir from the hilly Jammu region. The Great Himalayas (Zanskar range) to the north and northwest separate Kishtwar (in Jammu) and the Valley of Kashmir from Ladakh.