Valley of Kashmir
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Kashmir Valley Kasheer(کٔشیٖر) وادی کشمیر |
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| Geographical feature, Division | |
Kashmir valley seen from a satellite. Snow-capped peaks of the Pir Panjal Range (left in the image; southwest in compass) and the Himalayas (right in image; northeast in compass) flank the valley
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Nickname(s): Peer Waer (Garden of saints), Paradise on Earth |
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| Country |
 India
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| State | Jammu and Kashmir |
| Districts | Anantnag, Baramulla, Budgam, Bandipore, Ganderbal, Kupwara, Kulgam, Pulwama, Shopian and Srinagar |
| Headquarters | Srinagar |
| Historical divisions |
List
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| Area | |
| • Total | 15,948 km2 (6,158 sq mi) |
| Dimensions | |
| • Length | 135 km (83.885 mi) |
| • Width | 32 km (19.884 mi) |
| Elevation | 1,620 m (5,314 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 6,907,622 |
| • Density | 450.06/km2 (1,165.7/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Kashmiri, Koshur (کوٗشُر in Kashmiri) |
| Languages | |
| • Main spoken language | Kashmiri |
| • Other spoken languages | Urdu{as second language}, Pahari (Uri, Karnah), Gojri, Shina (Gurez) |
| Ethnic groups, Religion | |
| • Main ethnic group | Kashmiri |
| • Other ethnic groups | Pahari, Gujar, Shina etc |
| • Main religion | 97.16% Islam |
| • Other Religions | 1.84% Hinduism, 0.88% Sikhism, 0.11% Buddhism |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+5:30) |
| Vehicle registration | JK |
| Highest peak | Machoi Peak (5458 meters) |
| Largest lake | Wular lake(260 square kilometers) |
| Longest river | Jhelum river(725 kilometers) |
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68
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121
14
3
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85
21
8
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68
25
11
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39
30
15
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62
30
18
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76
30
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28
27
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33
22
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28
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54
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1.9
45
28
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2.7
47
31
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4.8
57
38
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3.3
69
46
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2.7
76
51
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1.5
85
59
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2.4
86
65
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3
85
64
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1.1
81
54
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