Kashmir
disputed territory between China, India and Pakistan
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Summary
Kashmir is a disputed territory[1]. Kashmir ranks in the top 8% of disputed territory entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (23,110 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: People's Republic of China[3], India[4], Pakistan[5]
- Country: Pakistan[6], India[7], People's Republic of China[8]
- Instance of: divided region[9]
- Commons category: Kashmir[10]
- Coordinate location: 34.5, 76[11]
- Located in/on physical feature: Indian subcontinent[12], East Asia[13]
- Topic's main category: Category:Kashmir[14]
- Population: 3,945,000[15], 16,300,000[16]
- Topic's main Wikimedia portal: Portal:Kashmir[17]
- Territory claimed by: India[18], Pakistan[19], People's Republic of China[20]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[21], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[22], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[23], Sytin Military Encyclopedia[24], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[25], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[26], Live Universal Awareness Map[27]
- Demonym: Caismíreach[28], Cachemirien[29]
- Different from: Kashmar[30]
- Area: 222,236[31]
- Language used: Kashmiri[32], Dogri[33], Ladakhi[34], Balti[35], Shina[36], Khowar[37], Punjabi[38], Gujari[39]
- Permanent duplicated item: Q27966301[40]
- Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of Kashmir[41]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Kashmir include Kashmir conflict[42], a war[43], in India[44]; HMS Kashmir[45], a destroyer[46]; and Sitta cashmirensis[47], a taxon[48].
Why It Matters
Kashmir has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[49] Kashmir is known by 79 alternative names across languages and contexts.[50]
Entities named for Kashmir include Kashmir conflict[42], a war[43], in India[44]; HMS Kashmir[45], a destroyer[46]; and Sitta cashmirensis[47], a taxon[48].