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___MASK26___ is the northernmost geographical region ___MASK39___ the ___MASK10___ subcontinent . Until the mid - 19th century , the term " ___MASK26___ " denoted only the valley between the Great Himalayas and the Pir Panjal mountain range . Today , it denotes a larger area that includes the ___MASK10___ - administered territory ___MASK39___ ___MASK8___ ( subdivided into Jammu , ___MASK26___ , and Ladakh divisions ), the Pakistani - administered territories ___MASK39___ Azad ___MASK26___ and Gilgit - Baltistan , and Chinese - administered territories ___MASK39___ Aksai Chin and the Trans - Karakoram Tract . ___MASK8___ is a state in northern India , often denoted by the acronym J & K . It is located mostly in the Himalayan mountains , and shares borders with the states of Himachal Pradesh and Punjab to the south . ___MASK8___ has an international border with China in the north and east , and the Line of Control separates it from the Pakistani - administered territories of Azad Kashmir and Gilgit - Baltistan in the west and northwest respectively . The state has special autonomy under Article 370 of the Constitution of India . The Trans - Karakoram Tract (" Shaksgam "), also known as Shaksgam or the Shaksgam Tract , is an area ___MASK39___ more than along both sides ___MASK39___ the Shaksgam ___MASK70___ and extending from the Karakoram to the Kunlun range . The tract is entirely administered by the People ' s Republic ___MASK39___ ___MASK54___ as a part ___MASK39___ Kargilik County and Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County in the Kashgar Prefecture ___MASK39___ Xinjiang Autonomous Region , but claimed by Pakistan until 1963 . It is claimed by India as part ___MASK39___ the state ___MASK39___ ___MASK8___ . Most ___MASK39___ the tract is composed ___MASK39___ the Shaksgam Valley and was formerly administered as a part ___MASK39___ Shigar , a valley in the Baltistan region . The Raja ___MASK39___ Shigar controlled most ___MASK39___ this land until 1971 , when Pakistan abolished the Raja government system . A polo ground in Shaksgam was built by the Amacha Royal family ___MASK39___ Shigar , and the Rajas ___MASK39___ Shigar used to invite the Amirs ___MASK39___ Yarkand to play polo there . Most ___MASK39___ the names ___MASK39___ the mountains , lakes , rivers and passes are in Balti / Ladakhi , suggesting that this land had been part ___MASK39___ Baltistan / Ladakh region for a long time . ___MASK63___ ( Urdu , Shina : ) is the Capital city of ___MASK63___ - Baltistan , an administrative territory of Pakistan . The city of ___MASK63___ constitutes a tehsil within ___MASK16___ . The city ' s ancient name was " Sargin ", later to be known as " Gilit ", and it is still referred to as " Gilit " or " Sargin - Gilit " by local people . In the Burushaski language , it is named " Geelt " and in Wakhi and Khowar it is called " Gilt ". " Ghallata " is considered its name in ancient Sanskrit literature . ___MASK52___ is the largest city and the summer capital ___MASK39___ the ___MASK10___ state ___MASK39___ ___MASK8___ . It lies on the ___MASK55___ ___MASK39___ the Jhelum River , a tributary ___MASK39___ the Indus , and Dal and Anchar lakes . The city is famous for its gardens , waterfronts and houseboats . It is also known for traditional Kashmiri handicrafts and dried fruits . ___MASK60___ , also known as Baltiyul or Little Tibet , is a mountainous region on the border ___MASK39___ ___MASK82___ and ___MASK17___ in the Karakoram mountains just south ___MASK39___ K2 ( the world ' s second - highest mountain ). Its average altitude is over . The Karakoram , or Karakorum is a large ___MASK41___ range spanning the borders ___MASK39___ ___MASK82___ , ___MASK17___ , and ___MASK54___ , with the northwest extremity ___MASK39___ the range extending to Afghanistan and Tajikistan . It is located in the regions ___MASK39___ Gilgit  Baltistan ( ___MASK82___ ), Ladakh ( ___MASK17___ ), and southern Xinjiang ( ___MASK54___ ), and reaches the Wakhan Corridor ( Afghanistan ). A part ___MASK39___ the complex ___MASK39___ ranges from the Hindu Kush to the Himalayan Range , it is one ___MASK39___ the Greater Ranges ___MASK39___ Asia . The Karakoram is home to the four most closely located peaks over 8000m in height on earth : K2 , the second highest peak in the world at , Gasherbrum I , Broad Peak and Gasherbrum II . Aksai Chin (" Aks '  cin "; Urdu :   ) is one ___MASK39___ the two main disputed border areas between ___MASK54___ and India , the other being a part ___MASK39___ Arunachal Pradesh . It is administered by ___MASK54___ as part ___MASK39___ Hotan County , which lies in the southwestern part ___MASK39___ Hotan Prefecture ___MASK39___ Xinjiang Autonomous Region , but is also claimed by India as a part ___MASK39___ the Ladakh region ___MASK39___ the state ___MASK39___ ___MASK8___ . In 1962 , ___MASK54___ and India fought a brief war over Aksai Chin and Arunachal Pradesh , but in 1993 and 1996 , the two countries signed agreements to respect the Line ___MASK39___ Actual Control . The ___MASK10___ subcontinent or the subcontinent , also called ___MASK10___ continent , is a southern region of Asia , mostly situated on the ___MASK10___ Plate and projecting southwards into the ___MASK10___ Ocean from the Himalayas . Geologically , the ___MASK10___ subcontinent is related to the land mass that rifted from Gondwana and merged with the Eurasian plate nearly 55 million years ago . Geographically , it is the peninsular region in south - central Asia delineated by the Himalayas in the north , the Hindu Kush in the west , and the Arakanese in the east . Politically , the ___MASK10___ subcontinent usually includes Bangladesh , Bhutan , ___MASK17___ , Maldives , Nepal , Pakistan and Sri Lanka . ___MASK63___ - Baltistan , formerly known as the Northern Areas , is the northernmost administrative territory of Pakistan . It borders ___MASK36___ to the south , the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to the west , the Wakhan Corridor of Afghanistan to the north , the Xinjiang region of ___MASK54___ , to the east and northeast , and the Indian state of ___MASK8___ to the southeast . ___MASK63___ - Baltistan is part of the region that is disputed by India and Pakistan , along with ___MASK36___ , Aksai Chin , the Shakshagam Valley , and Jammu , Ladakh , and the Valley of Kashmir . Pulwama ( known as Panwangam in antiquity , and later as Pulgam ) is a town and a notified area committee in ___MASK67___ in the Indian state of ___MASK8___ . It is almost from the summer capital of Srinagar . Pulwama is often called the " Anand of Kashmir " or " Dudha - Kul of Kashmir " on account of its high milk production . Greater himalayas ( Hindi :         or        ) is the highest range ___MASK39___ Himalaya . This range is separated from Lesser Himalaya by Main Central Thrust and lies north ___MASK39___ it . Worlds highest peak Mount Everest and some other tallest peaks are in this range . ___MASK82___ ( or ), officially the Islamic Republic of ___MASK82___ , is a federal parliamentary republic in South Asia on crossroads of Central Asia and Western Asia . It is the sixth - ___MASK76___ populous country with a population exceeding 200 million people . It is the 36th largest country in the world in terms of area with an area covering . ___MASK82___ has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by ___MASK17___ to the east , Afghanistan to the west , Iran to the ___MASK74___ and ___MASK54___ in the far northeast respectively . It is separated from Tajikistan by Afghanistan ' s narrow Wakhan Corridor in the north , and also shares a maritime border with Oman . ___MASK11___ (" land ___MASK39___ high passes ") ( Ladakhi :      " la ' dwags "; ) is a region in ___MASK10___ state ___MASK39___ ___MASK8___ that currently extends from the Kunlun mountain range to the main Great Himalayas to the south , inhabited by people ___MASK39___ Indo - Aryan and Tibetan descent . It is one ___MASK39___ the ___MASK76___ sparsely populated regions in ___MASK8___ and its culture and history are closely related to that ___MASK39___ Tibet . Sirnoo is a small village which is located 1 km from the town ___MASK39___ Pulwama , Kashmir , ___MASK17___ . The word Sirnoo is derived from `` surya , '' meaning sun . In the neighbourhood ___MASK39___ this village is the temple `` Mongnag , '' an Asthapana ___MASK39___ Lord Mungleshwar . The temple is attended by very few Hindus living in Sirnoo and Monghama . On the side ___MASK39___ the temple there is a spring , which is always filled with fish . Although this village is very close to the town it faces many difficulties like the inaccessible villages . The name ___MASK39___ this village is also mentioned in the famous book on Kashmir , Raz Tarangni by Kalhan . This village also has archaeological importance . There is also a pilgrim site ___MASK39___ Ded Mouj . In this village the Hindus and Muslims live peaceably . Azad ___MASK8___ (" zd Jamm  o Kamr "), abbreviated as AJK and commonly known as Azad Kashmir , is a self - governing administrative division of Pakistan . The territory lies west of the Indian - administered state of ___MASK8___ , and was previously part of the former princely state of ___MASK8___ , which ceased to exist as a result of the first Kashmir war fought between India and Pakistan in 1947 . ___MASK17___ , officially the Republic of ___MASK17___ (" Bhrat Gaarjya "), is a country in South Asia . It is the seventh - largest country by area , the second - most populous country ( with over 1 . 2 billion people ), and the most populous democracy in the world . It is bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south , the Arabian Sea on the ___MASK74___ , and the Bay of Bengal on the southeast . It shares land borders with Pakistan to the west ; ___MASK54___ , Nepal , and Bhutan to the northeast ; and Myanmar ( Burma ) and Bangladesh to the east . In the Indian Ocean , ___MASK17___ is in the vicinity of Sri Lanka and the Maldives . ___MASK17___ ' s Andaman and Nicobar Islands share a maritime border with Thailand and Indonesia . Its capital is New Delhi ; other metropolises include Mumbai , Kolkata , Chennai , Bangalore , Hyderabad and Ahmedabad . Pulwama is a ___MASK91___ in the ___MASK10___ state of ___MASK8___ . Milk is a ___MASK61___ liquid produced by the mammary glands of mammals . It is the primary source of nutrition for infant mammals ( including humans who breastfeed ) before they are able to digest other types of food . Early - lactation milk contains colostrum , which carries the mother ' s antibodies to its young and can reduce the risk of many diseases . It contains many other nutrients including protein and lactose .