Kashmir

Kashmir also known as Cashmere, is the north-western region of the Indian subcontinent. Historically the term Kashmir was used to refer to the valley lying between the Great Himalayas and the Pir Panjal range. Kashmiri is a term used to refer to the people or goods from this region.

Today Kashmir refers to a much larger area that includes the regions of Kashmir valley, Jammu and Ladakh. Kashmir State also incorporates the Pakistani administered parts of Poonch, Muzafarabad, Jammu, Gilgit and Baltistan regions. The main "Valley of Kashmir" is a low-lying fertile region surrounded by magnificent mountains and fed by many rivers. It is renowned for its natura] beauty and quaint lifestyle.