Kashmir Parts
The State of Jammu and Kashmir — 222,236 km² of territory divided since 1947 between four administrations, against the will of its 14 million people.
Overview
The State of Jammu and Kashmir — once a single, sovereign principality — has been fragmented across three countries since the Partition of 1947. Understanding its geography is essential to understanding the cause.
The former princely State of Jammu and Kashmir spans 222,236 square kilometres of the western Himalayas and Karakoram ranges, bordering Afghanistan, China, Pakistan, and India. It encompasses some of the world's highest mountain peaks, largest glaciers outside the polar regions, and a rich tapestry of cultures, languages, and ecosystems.
Since 1947, the region has been divided by the Line of Control — originally the ceasefire line established after the First Kashmir War — into territories administered by Pakistan, India, and China. Despite 12+ UN Security Council resolutions calling for a plebiscite, the people of Kashmir have never been allowed to determine their own fate.
The Four Territories
Each part of the divided State of Jammu and Kashmir has its own distinct administrative history, demographics, and relationship to the freedom struggle.
13,297 km² · 4.36M people · 10 Districts. The self-governing territory on the western side of the Line of Control, with its capital at Muzaffarabad. Home to lush forests, rivers, and the resilient spirit of a people awaiting freedom.
Learn More →72,496 km² · 1.5M people · 10 Districts. The vast northern territory bordering China and Afghanistan — home to K2 and the world's greatest concentration of high-altitude peaks. Administered separately from AJK without full constitutional rights.
Learn More →101,387 km² · 12M+ people. The largest and most populous section — including the Kashmir Valley, Ladakh, and the Jammu region. Stripped of its special status in 2019, it remains under heavy military presence and communications restrictions.
Learn More →38,000 km² · Uninhabited high-altitude plateau. Occupied by China following the 1962 Sino-Indian War. A remote, strategic territory at the edge of the Tibetan Plateau — claimed by India but administered by China.
Learn More →Total Territory
The full extent of the State of Jammu and Kashmir — a land whose people have waited over 75 years for the plebiscite promised to them by the United Nations.
"A line drawn on a map cannot erase a people's identity, their history, or their right to determine their own future."Kashmir Freedom Movement
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Each territory of Kashmir has a unique story. Explore them, understand them, and help tell the world about the people who live there.