Jammu and Kashmir is a state in India at Northern region, which is also count as a Union Territory. It lies to the north of the Indian states of Himachal Pradesh and Punjab and to the west of Ladakh which is administered by India as a union territory. Kashmir has been the subject of dispute between India, Pakistan and China since the partition of the subcontinent in 1947. This is the reason for the constant terrorist attacks in the Jammu and Kashmir which are more disturbing the regular activity of the Kashmiris.
The Great Himalayas lie along the eastern border with Ladakh. The region was heavily glaciated during the Pleistocene Epoch, and remnant glaciers and snowfields are still present. The zone receives some rain from the southwest monsoon in the summer months and the lower slopes are forested-but the mountains constitute a climatic divide, representing a transition from the monsoon climate of the Indian subcontinent to the dry continental climate of Central Asia. Jammu and Kashmir contains only a small The tourism of Jammu and Kashmir has been increased in the late 20 ^ (th) century. The potential in the tourist sector of Jammu and Kashmir has remained generally untapped. In addition to historical and religious sites, visitor destinations include the snow-sports centre at Gulmarg in the northern Pir Panjal Range west of Srinagar and the union territories many lakes and rivers.
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