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{{Short description|1=Overview of and topical guide to Jammu and Kashmir}}

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[[File:India J&K state locator map.svg|thumb|Location of [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]] until 2019]]
[[File:India Jammu and Kashmir locator map.svg|thumb|Present location of [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]]]
[[File:Government of Jammu and Kashmir.png|thumb|Banner of Jammu and Kashmir]]
The following [[outline (list)|outline]] is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Jammu and Kashmir:

'''[[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]''' – is a region administered by India as a [[union territory]]. Until 2019, it was the name of a region administered by India as a [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|state]]. Often denoted by the acronym J&K. It is located mostly in the [[Himalaya]]n mountains.

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== General reference ==

=== Names ===
* Common English name: [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]
** [[International Phonetic Alphabet|Pronunciation]]: {{IPAc-en|audio=JammuKashmir.ogg|ˈ|dʒ|æ|m|uː|_|ə|n|_|ˌ|k|æ|ʃ|ˈ|m|ɪər|,_|ˈ|dʒ|ʌ|m|-|,_|ˈ|k|æ|ʃ|m|ɪər}}<ref>{{Citation |last=Jones |first=Daniel |author-link=Daniel Jones (phonetician) |title=English Pronouncing Dictionary |editor=Peter Roach |editor2=James Hartmann |editor3=Jane Setter |place=Cambridge |publisher=Cambridge University Press |orig-year=1917 |year=2003 |isbn=3-12-539683-2 }}</ref>
* Official English name(s): Jammu and Kashmir
* [[List of adjectival and demonymic forms of place names#Indian states and territories|Adjectival]]s
** Jammu
** Kashmiri
* [[List of adjectival and demonymic forms of place names#Indian states and territories|Demonym]]s
** Jammuite
** [[Kashmiris]]

=== Rankings (amongst India's states) ===

* [[India states ranked by population|by population]]: 19th (2011 census)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/education-today/gk-current-affairs/story/indian-states-with-highest-population-1358414-2018-10-08|title=Indian states with highest population|date=8 October 2018|website=India Today|others=India Today Web Desk|access-date=2019-01-05}}</ref>
* [[List of states and territories of India by area|by area]]: 5th (2011 census)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.census2011.co.in/facts/largestates.html|title=Top 10 Largest States of India by Total Area - Census.co.in|website=www.census2011.co.in|access-date=2019-01-05}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mapsofindia.com/top-ten/geography/india-area.html|title=Top Ten States In India having largest area|website=Maps of India|access-date=2019-01-05}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.jagranjosh.com/general-knowledge/top-10-largest-states-of-india-in-terms-of-area-1302933913-1|title=Top 10 Largest States of India in Terms of Area|date=2019-01-02|website=Jagranjosh.com|access-date=2019-01-05}}</ref>
* [[Indian states and territories ranking by crime rate|by crime rate]]: 16th (2016)<ref>National Crime Records Bureau (2016). [https://web.archive.org/web/20190105062432/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/realtime/Crime_in_India_2016_Complete_PDF.PDF Crime in India 2016, Statistics]. Government of India, pg-56. Archived from the [https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/realtime/Crime_in_India_2016_Complete_PDF.PDF original] on 5 January 2019.</ref>
* [[List of Indian states by GDP|by gross domestic product (GDP)]] (2014): 20th
*[[List of Indian states and territories by Human Development Index|by Human Development Index (HDI)]]: 0.684 (17th) (2017)
*[[List of Indian states by life expectancy at birth|by life expectancy at birth]]: 72.6 years (2010–14)
*[[Indian states ranking by literacy rate|by literacy rate]]: 67%

== Geography of Jammu and Kashmir ==

[[Geography of Jammu and Kashmir]]
* Jammu and Kashmir is: a region administered by India as a [[union territory]]
* Population of Jammu and Kashmir: 9,944,283 (2011)
* Area of Jammu and Kashmir: 42,241 km<sup>2</sup> (16,309 sq mi)
* [[:commons:Atlas of Jammu and Kashmir|Atlas of Jammu and Kashmir]]

=== Location of Jammu and Kashmir ===
* Jammu and Kashmir is situated in the north of [[India]]
* [[Time zone]]: [[Indian Standard Time]] ([[UTC+05:30]])

=== Regions of Jammu and Kashmir ===

* [[Jammu Division|Jammu]]
* [[Kashmir Valley|Kashmir]]
* [[List of districts of Jammu and Kashmir|Districts of Jammu and Kashmir]]

==== Municipalities of Jammu and Kashmir ====

* [[List of cities in Jammu and Kashmir|Cities of Jammu and Kashmir]]
** [[Capital (political)|Capital]] of Jammu and Kashmir:
*** Summer capital: [[Srinagar]]
*** Winter capital: [[Jammu]]

=== Demography of Jammu and Kashmir ===

[[Demographics of Jammu and Kashmir]]
* Dogras
* [[Kashmiri Muslims]]
* [[Kashmiri Pandit]]
* [[Balti people]]
* [[Kashmiri diaspora]]

== Government and politics of Jammu and Kashmir ==
{{Government of Jammu and Kashmir|state=expanded}}

* [[Politics of Jammu and Kashmir]]
*[[Form of government]]: [[Indian state government]] ([[parliamentary system]] of [[representative democracy]])
*[[Capital (political)|Capital]] of Jammu and Kashmir:
** Summer capital: [[Srinagar]]
** Winter capital: [[Jammu]]
**[[Darbar Move]]
*[[Elections in Jammu and Kashmir]]
{{Jammu and Kashmir elections|state=expanded}}

=== Union government in Jammu and Kashmir ===
* [[List of Rajya Sabha members from Jammu and Kashmir|Rajya Sabha members from Jammu and Kashmir]]

=== Branches of the government of Jammu and Kashmir ===

* [[Government of Jammu and Kashmir]]
**[[Kashmir Administrative Service]]

==== Executive branch of the government of Jammu and Kashmir ====

* [[Head of state]]: [[Governor of Jammu and Kashmir]]
* [[Head of government]]: [[Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir]]

==== Legislative branch of the government of Jammu and Kashmir ====
[[Jammu and Kashmir Legislature]]

*[[Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly]]
*[[Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Council]]

==== Judicial branch of the government of Jammu and Kashmir ====

* [[High Court of Jammu and Kashmir]]

=== Law and order in Jammu and Kashmir ===

* [[Constitution of Jammu and Kashmir]]
* [[Human rights in Jammu and Kashmir]]
* [[Law enforcement in Jammu and Kashmir]]
**[[Jammu and Kashmir Police]]
**[[Crowd control in Jammu and Kashmir]]
**[[Jammu and Kashmir State Vigilance Commission]]
**[[Public Safety Act|Public Safety Act, 1978]]

== History of Jammu and Kashmir ==

* [[History of Kashmir]]

=== History of Jammu and Kashmir, by period ===

==== Prehistoric Jammu and Kashmir ====

==== Ancient Jammu and Kashmir ====

* [[Kashyapa]]
* [[Dynasties of ancient Kashmir]]
* [[Kambojas]]
* [[Karkoṭa Empire]]
** [[Lalitaditya Muktapida]]
* [[Didda]]
* [[Durrani Empire]]

==== Medieval Jammu and Kashmir ====

* ''[[Rajatarangini]]''
* [[Zain-ul-Abidin]]
* [[Shah Mir Dynasty]]

==== Colonial Jammu and Kashmir ====

* [[Dogra|Dogra Empire]]
**[[Gulab Singh]]
**[[Kashmir Committee|All India Kashmir Committee]]
* [[Sikh Empire]]
** [[First Anglo-Sikh War]]
* [[Jammu and Kashmir (princely state)]]

==== Contemporary Jammu and Kashmir ====

* [[Kashmir conflict]]
**[[Timeline of the Kashmir conflict]]
**[[Indo-Pakistani wars and conflicts]]
**[[Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir]]
**[[Peacebuilding in Jammu and Kashmir]]
**[[Human rights in Jammu and Kashmir]]
**[[Women's rights in Jammu and Kashmir]]
**[[Media in Jammu and Kashmir]]
**[[Article 370 of the Constitution of India|Article 370]]
**[[Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Bill, 2019]]

=== History of Jammu and Kashmir, by region ===
* [[History of Kashmir]]
* [[Jammu Division#History|History of Jammu]]
* [[History of Poonch District]]
* [[History of Ladakh]]

== Culture of Jammu and Kashmir ==

[[Culture of Kashmir]]

* [[Cuisine of Jammu and Kashmir]]
** [[Wazwan]]
* [[Kashmiri literature]]
* Clothing in Kashmir[[File:Kashmiri man with his grand son.jpg|thumb|Elderly [[Kashmiris|Kashmiri]] man with his grandson in traditional Pheran.]]
** [[Phiran]]
** [[Cashmere wool]]
** [[Jammu dress]]
** [[Kanger]]
* [[Music of Kashmir, Jammu and Ladakh]]
* [[Kashmiriyat]]
* [[Kashmiri Pandit Festivals]]
*[[Jammu and Kashmir Academy of Art, Culture and Languages]]
* Monuments in Jammu and Kashmir
**[[List of Monuments of National Importance in Jammu and Kashmir|Monuments of National Importance in Jammu and Kashmir]]
**[[List of State Protected Monuments in Jammu and Kashmir|State Protected Monuments in Jammu and Kashmir]]
*[[Architecture of Jammu and Kashmir]]

=== Art in Jammu and Kashmir ===

* [[Music of Jammu and Kashmir]]

=== People of Jammu and Kashmir ===

* [[List of people from Jammu and Kashmir|People from Jammu and Kashmir]]
** [[List of Kashmiri Pandits]]

=== Religion in Jammu and Kashmir ===

[[Religion in Jammu and Kashmir]]
* Hinduism in Jammu and many parts of Chenab Valley
* [[Islam in Kashmir]]
* [[Buddhism in Kashmir]]
* [[Kashmir Shaivism]]
[[File:Amarnath 4.jpg|thumb|View of Amarnath Valley]]
* [[Amarnath Temple|Amarnath]]

=== Sports in Jammu and Kashmir ===

[[Sports in Jammu and Kashmir]]
* [[Cricket in Jammu and Kashmir]]
** [[Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association]]
** [[Jammu and Kashmir cricket team]]
* [[Football in Jammu and Kashmir]]
** [[Jammu and Kashmir Football Association]]
** [[Jammu and Kashmir football team]]

=== Symbols of Jammu and Kashmir ===

[[Symbols of Jammu and Kashmir]]

== Economy and infrastructure of Jammu and Kashmir ==

[[Economy of Jammu and Kashmir]]
* [[Tourism in Jammu and Kashmir]]

== Education in Jammu and Kashmir ==

[[Education in Jammu and Kashmir]]
* [[List of institutions of higher education in Jammu and Kashmir|Institutions of higher education in Jammu and Kashmir]]
*[[Jammu and Kashmir State Board of School Education]]
*[[Indian Institute of Skiing and Mountaineering|Indian Institute of Skiing and Mountaineering, Gulmarg]]
*[[Central Institute of Buddhist Studies|Central Institute of Buddhist Studies, Leh]]

== Health in Jammu and Kashmir ==

[[Health in Jammu and Kashmir]]

== See also ==
{{Jammu and Kashmir topics|state=expanded}}

== References ==
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== External links ==
{{Sister project links|voy=Jammu and Kashmir|Jammu and Kashmir}}
{{wikiatlas|Jammu and Kashmir}}
* {{dmoz|Regional/Asia/India/Jammu_and_Kashmir/}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20170915154945/http://jammukashmir.nic.in/ Government of Jammu and Kashmir, India]

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