A short note on Jammu and Kashmir

 Jammu and Kashmir

🍒CM- Vacant

🍒Governor-Satyapal Malik

🍒Capital

Jammu(WinterCapital) &

Srinagar (Summer Capital)

🍒Statehood Day-26Oct1947

🍒Lok Sabha seats - 6

🍒Rajya Sabha seats - 4

🍒 Legislature - bicameral (SLA-89, SLV- 40)

🍒 First CM - Ghulam Mohammed Sadiq

🍒Nickname

Jammu & Kashmir -> Heaven of India

Srinagar- City of Rivers/lakes
Kashmir - Switzerland of India
Siachen-  Highest and coldest battlefield in the world
Jammu- City of Temples

🍒High Court-srinagar

🍒City in River Bank

Srinagar -Jhelum

🍒official Language- Urdu

🍒National Boundary

Himachal Pradesh

Punjab

J K touches International boundaries with:

China in the north and east,

Afghanistan in the north-west

Pakistan in the west

🍒State Symbol

Animal-Kashmir Stag/ hangual

Bird-Black Necked Crane

Flower-Sacred Lotus

                   (N. Nucifera)

Tree-Porientalis( chinar)

🍒National park 

Dachigam National Park

Kishtwar National Park

City Forest or Salim National Park

Hemis National Park

🍒 Wildlife sanctuary

Baltal-Thajwas WLS

Changthang Cold Desert WLS

Gulmarg WLS

Hirapora WLS

Hokersar WLS

Jasrota WLS

Karakoram (Nubra Shyok) WLS

Lachipora WLS

Limber WLS

Nandni WLS

Overa Aru WLS

Rajparian  (Daksum) WLS

Ramnagar Rakha WLS

Surinsar Mansar WLS

Trikuta WLS

🍒Airport

Sheikh Ul Alam International airport

Jammu airport

Leh Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport

Kargil airport

Poonch airport

Kushok Bakula Rimpochhe Airport

🍒Stadium

Sher-i-Kashmir

Bakshi

Maulana Azad

🍒Power Plant

Mohra Hydro-Electric Power Stations

The Sind Valley Hydro-Electric Project

The Pahalgam Hydro-Electric Project

Lower Jhelum Hydel Project (Sheri)

🍒Temple

Vaishno Devi Katra, Trikuta

Amarnath Temple Anantnag

🍒Festival

Lohri

Sindhu (Indus) Darshan,

Holi

Eid-ul-Fitr

Baisakhi

Eid-ul-Azha

Hemis – a Buddhist festival of Ladakh

Guru RaviDas’s birthday

Tihar & Samkrant

🍒Dam

Salal Project – Chenab River

Baglihar Dam – Chenab River

Dulhasti Dam – Chenab River

Pakal Dul Dam – Masurdar River

Chutak Hydroelectric Project – Suru River

Dumkhar Hydroelectric Dam – Indus River

Uri Hydroelectric Dam – Jhelum River

🍒Dance

Dumhal

Bacha Nagma Dance

Bhand Pathar or Bhandlashna

Veta Dhamali

Rouf Dance

Hafiza Dance

Wuegi-Nachun Dance

🍒 Famous Historic sites

Dogra Art Museum

Leh Palace

Bahu fort

Shalimar Bagh

St. Joseph's Catholic Church

Amar Mahal Palace

🍒 Rivers

Indus flowing from Tibetan plateau & Gar Tsangpo to the Arabian Sea & Rann of Kutch

Tawi flowing from Kailash Kundglacier to the Chenab

Ravi flowing from Chamba in Himachal Pradesh to the Indus

Chenab flowing from Bara Lacha pass to the Sutlej

Jhelum flowing from Verinag to the district Jhang in a confluence with

GI tag products of J&K 

Kani shawl

Kashmir Pashmina

Kashmir Sozani craft

Kashmir Papier Mache

Kashmir Walnut Wood Carving

Khatamband

Hand knotted carpet

Some Important Facts:

Heaven of India

India’s northern-most state

The largest producer of saffron in India

Article 370 of the Indian constitution grants special autonomous status to the state of Jammu and Kashmir.

Kashmir or the Jhelum valley lies between the Pir Panjal Range  and Zanskar Range

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