KASHMIR…

THE LAND OF BEAUTY…

• By FAIZAN GUL
• Roll No. 180276
• M.B.A 1 year
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 KASHMIR
• Kashmir is the northernmost geographical region
of the Indian subcontinent.
• Kashmir is known as land of heaven.
• The Mughals called Kashmir ‘Paradise on Earth’
where they journeyed across the hot plains of
India, to the cool valleys in summer.
• It is located mostly in the Himalayan mountains,
and shares borders with the states of Himachal
Pradesh and Punjab to the south.
• Jammu and Kashmir is the only state in India
with a Muslim-majority population.
 FLAG
• The flag of Jammu and Kashmir is the official
flag of the state of Jammu and Kashmir in
northern India. It consists of a deep red field,
representing labour, charged with a plough to
represent agriculture. Three stripes are found
on the hoist side and represent the three
geographic regions of the state: Jammu,
the Kashmir Valley and Ladakh.
 CONSTITUTION
• The Constitution of India grants special status
to Jammu and Kashmir among Indian states, and it is
the only state in India to have a separate constitution
• Article 370 of the Constitution of India states
that Parliament of India and the Union
Government jurisdiction extends over limited matters
with respect to State of Jammu and Kashmir.
• Till 1965, the head of state in Jammu and Kashmir was
styled Sadr-e-Riyasat, whereas in other state, the title
was Governor, and head of government was
styled Prime Minister in place of Chief Minister in other
states.
MAP
 AREA & POPULATION
• The Kashmir region has a total area of 206,552
square miles (332,413 square kilometers),
which is bigger than California
• As per 2011 census population was 1.25
crores
 Demography
• Jammu and Kashmir is the solitary Indian state
with a more prominent Muslim population.
According to the 2011 list, Islam is followed by
around 68.3% of the population, while 28.4%
belong to Hinduism, Sikhism (1.7%), Buddhism
(0.7%) and Christians (0.5%). Around 96.4% of
the people in the Kashmir valley is Muslim,
trailed by Hindus and Sikhs. Shia population
out here is 15 Lakhs in Jammu and Kashmir,
which is 14% of entire state population.
 CAPITAL
• Srinagar is the summer capital of kashmir.
• Srinagar is one of the most beautiful place of
Kashmir. Srinagar is located in the heart of the
Kashmir valley spread on both sides of the
river Jhelum.
 PLACES TO VISIT
• Dal lake
• Tulip Garden
• Gulmarg
• Mughal Gardens
• Pahalgam
• Sonamarg etc
 DAL LAKE
• It is the second largest lake in the state, and is
integral to tourism and recreation in Kashmir
and is named the "Jewel in the crown of
Kashmir" or "Srinagar's Jewel".
• The shore line of the lake, is about 15.5
kilometres (9.6 mi)
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 TULIP GARDEN
• Indira Gandhi Memorial Tulip garden.
• It is spread over 30 hectares and boasts 48
varieties of tulips growing from over 1.5
million bulbs.
• It is Asia’s largest tulip garden
 GULMARG
• Gulmarg is a famous hill station which is situated
in the Pir Panjal Range in the western Himalayas.
• The resort was named Gulmarg ("meadow of
flowers") by Sultan Yusuf Shah of the Chak
Dynasty who frequented the place with his queen
Habba khatoon in the 16th century.
• It is popular for skiing, trekking, golfing, mountain
biking as well as horse riding.
• Gulmarg has also won the award of the second
highest cable car around the world.
 MUGHAL GARDENS
• There are various Mughal gardens in Kashmir
but Nishat and Shalimar are the most famous
one.
• Both of the gardens are situated on the bank
of Dal Lake
• Both of the gardens were one of the
favourites of Mughal emprors
 PAHALGAM
• Pahalgam is a tourist town and a notified area
committee in Anantnag district of
the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir.
• It is a popular tourist destination and hill
station
• Pahalgam is associated with the
annual Amarnath Yatra.
 SONAMARG
• Sonmarg (translation: "Meadow of Gold") is a hill
station in Ganderbal district in the Indian
state of Jammu and Kashmir about 80 km north-
east of Srinagar.
• It is a popular tourist destination, nestled within
the imposing Himalayan peaks.
• It lies at an altitude of 2800 m above sea level.
• Sonmarg is a city with a significant rainfall. Even
in the driest month there is a lot of rain. The
average temperature in Sonmarg is 6.5 °C. About
932 mm of precipitation falls annually.
 Source
• Google wikipedia
• THANKS!