# Outline of Jammu and Kashmir

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Jammu and Kashmir:
Jammu and Kashmir – is a region administered by India as a union territory. Until 2019, it was the name of a larger region administered by India as a state. Often denoted by the acronym J&K. It is located mostly in the Himalayan mountains.

## General reference
### Names

* Common English name: Jammu and Kashmir
** Pronunciation: /ˈdʒæmuː  ...  kæʃˈmɪər/ JAM-oo ... kash-MEER, also /ˈdʒʌmuː -/ JUM-oo -⁠ and /- ˈkæʃmɪər/ -⁠ KASH-meer
* Official English name(s): Jammu and Kashmir
* Adjectivals
** Jammu
** Kashmiri
* Demonyms
** Jammuite
** Kashmiris

### Rankings (amongst India's states)

* by population: 19th (2011 census)
* by area: 5th (2011 census)
* by crime rate: 16th (2016)
* by gross domestic product (GDP) (2014): 20th
* by Human Development Index (HDI): 0.684 (17th) (2017)
* by life expectancy at birth: 72.6 years (2010–14)
* by literacy rate: 67%

## Geography of Jammu and Kashmir

Geography of Jammu and Kashmir
* Jammu and Kashmir is: a region administered by India as a union territory
* Population of Jammu and Kashmir: 9,944,283 (2011)
* Area of Jammu and Kashmir: 42,241 km$^2$ (16,309 sq mi)
* Atlas of Jammu and Kashmir

### Location of Jammu and Kashmir

* Jammu and Kashmir is situated in the north of India
* Time zone: Indian Standard Time (UTC+05:30)

### Regions of Jammu and Kashmir

* Jammu
* Kashmir
* Districts of Jammu and Kashmir

#### Municipalities of Jammu and Kashmir

* Cities of Jammu and Kashmir
** Capital of Jammu and Kashmir:
*** Summer capital: Srinagar
*** Winter capital: Jammu

### Demography of Jammu and Kashmir

Demographics of Jammu and Kashmir
* Dogras
* Kashmiri Muslims
* Kashmiri Pandit
* Balti people
* Kashmiri diaspora

## Government and politics of Jammu and Kashmir

* Politics of Jammu and Kashmir
* Form of government: Indian state government (parliamentary system of representative democracy)
* Capital of Jammu and Kashmir:
** Summer capital: Srinagar
** Winter capital: Jammu
** Darbar Move
* Elections in Jammu and Kashmir

### Union government in Jammu and Kashmir

* Rajya Sabha members from Jammu and Kashmir

### Branches of the government of Jammu and Kashmir

* Government of Jammu and Kashmir
** Kashmir Administrative Service

#### Executive branch of the government of Jammu and Kashmir

* Head of state: Governor of Jammu and Kashmir
* Head of government: Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir

#### Legislative branch of the government of Jammu and Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir Legislature
* Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly
* Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Council

#### Judicial branch of the government of Jammu and Kashmir

* High Court of Jammu and Kashmir

### Law and order in Jammu and Kashmir

* Constitution of Jammu and Kashmir
* Human rights in Jammu and Kashmir
* Law enforcement in Jammu and Kashmir
** Jammu and Kashmir Police
** Crowd control in Jammu and Kashmir
** Jammu and Kashmir State Vigilance Commission
** Public Safety Act, 1978

## History of Jammu and Kashmir

* History of Kashmir

### History of Jammu and Kashmir, by period
#### Ancient Jammu and Kashmir

* Kashyapa
* Dynasties of ancient Kashmir
* Kambojas
* Karkoṭa Empire
** Lalitaditya Muktapida
* Didda
* Durrani Empire

#### Medieval Jammu and Kashmir

* Rajatarangini
* Zain-ul-Abidin
* Shah Mir Dynasty
* Chak dynasty

#### Colonial Jammu and Kashmir

* Sikh Empire
** First Anglo-Sikh War
* Dogra State
** Gulab Singh
* Jammu and Kashmir (princely state)
* Jammu and Kashmir State Forces
* All India Kashmir Committee

#### Contemporary Jammu and Kashmir

* Kashmir conflict
** Timeline of the Kashmir conflict
** Indo-Pakistani wars and conflicts
** Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir
** Peacebuilding in Jammu and Kashmir
** Human rights in Jammu and Kashmir
** Women's rights in Jammu and Kashmir
** Media in Jammu and Kashmir
** Article 370
** Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Bill, 2019

### History of Jammu and Kashmir, by region

* History of Kashmir
* History of Jammu
* History of Poonch District
* History of Ladakh

## Culture of Jammu and Kashmir

Culture of Kashmir
* Cuisine of Jammu and Kashmir
** Wazwan
* Kashmiri literature
* Clothing in KashmirElderly Kashmiri man with his grandson in traditional Pheran.
** Phiran
** Cashmere wool
** Jammu dress
** Kanger
* Music of Kashmir, Jammu and Ladakh
* Kashmiriyat
* Kashmiri Pandit Festivals
* Jammu and Kashmir Academy of Art, Culture and Languages
* Monuments in Jammu and Kashmir
** Monuments of National Importance in Jammu and Kashmir
** State Protected Monuments in Jammu and Kashmir
* Architecture of Jammu and Kashmir

### Art in Jammu and Kashmir

* Music of Jammu and Kashmir

### People of Jammu and Kashmir

* People from Jammu and Kashmir
** List of Kashmiri Pandits

### Religion in Jammu and Kashmir

Religion in Jammu and Kashmir
* Hinduism in Jammu and many parts of Chenab Valley
* Islam in Kashmir
* Buddhism in Kashmir
* Kashmir Shaivism
* Amarnath

### Sports in Jammu and Kashmir

Sports in Jammu and Kashmir
* Cricket in Jammu and Kashmir
** Jammu and Kashmir Cricket Association
** Jammu and Kashmir cricket team
* Football in Jammu and Kashmir
** Jammu and Kashmir Football Association
** Jammu and Kashmir football team

### Symbols of Jammu and Kashmir

Symbols of Jammu and Kashmir

## Economy and infrastructure of Jammu and Kashmir

Economy of Jammu and Kashmir
* Tourism in Jammu and Kashmir

## Education in Jammu and Kashmir

Education in Jammu and Kashmir
* Institutions of higher education in Jammu and Kashmir
* Jammu and Kashmir State Board of School Education
* Indian Institute of Skiing and Mountaineering, Gulmarg
* Central Institute of Buddhist Studies, Leh

## Health in Jammu and Kashmir

Health in Jammu and Kashmir