page_title: Line of Control
hierarchical_section_title: Line of Control
caption_attribution_description: Original text from CIA World Factbook: "The Disputed Territory&#160;: Shown in green is Kashmiri region under Pakistani control. The dark-brown region represents Indian-controlled Jammu and Kashmir while the Aksai Chin is under Chinese occupation." Library of Congress, Geography and Map Division, Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 USA. Info from its archive page [1] for this map: Kashmir region. United States. Central Intelligence Agency. CREATED/PUBLISHED [Washington&#160;: Central Intelligence Agency, 2003] NOTES "763537AI (R00744) 5-03." Relief shown by shading. Shows boundaries and disputed areas. Includes location map. Scale [ca. 1:510,000]. SUBJECTS Jammu and Kashmir (India)--Maps Jammu and Kashmir (India)--Boundaries--Maps. India--Jammu and Kashmir. MEDIUM 1 map&#160;: col.&#160;; 20 x 17 cm. CALL NUMBER G7653.J3 2003 .U51 REPOSITORY Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 USA DIGITAL ID g7653j ct001059 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.gmd/g7653j.ct001059
context_page_description: Pakistan Administered Kashmir in the south. The area shown in orange is the Indian-controlled state of Jammu and Kashmir. The diagonally-hatched area to the east is Aksai Chin, which is controlled by China.]]
  The Line of Control is the line that marks where the region of Kashmir is divided. The land on one side of the line is controlled by India, and the land on the other side is controlled by Pakistan. It is not a legal international border, but is the effective boundary between the two countries. India and Pakistan fought over Kashmir between 1947 and 1948. The line originally marked the military front when the two countries declared a ceasefire on 1/2 January 1949. The fronts gradually became a solid boundary. It was formally named the Line of Control after the Simla Agreement, which was signed on 3 July 1972.
  All of Kashmir was previously the princely state of Kashmir and Jammu. The part of the region that is now under Indian control is known as the State of Jammu and Kashmir. The two parts that are under Pakistani control are known as Gilgit-Baltistan and Azad Jammu and Kashmir. The Line of Control is 740 km long.
context_section_description: (JK) Pakistan Administered Kashmir (PAK) in the south. The area shown in orange is the Indian-controlled state of Jammu and Kashmir. The diagonally-hatched area to the east is Aksai Chin, which is controlled by China.]]
  The Line of Control (LOC) is the line that marks where the region of Kashmir is divided. The land on one side of the line is controlled by India, and the land on the other side is controlled by Pakistan. It is not a legal international border, but is the effective boundary between the two countries. India and Pakistan fought over Kashmir between 1947 and 1948. The line originally marked the military front when the two countries declared a ceasefire on 1/2 January 1949. The fronts gradually became a solid boundary. It was formally named the Line of Control after the Simla Agreement, which was signed on 3 July 1972.
  All of Kashmir was previously the princely state of Kashmir and Jammu. The part of the region that is now under Indian control is known as the State of Jammu and Kashmir. The two parts that are under Pakistani control are known as Gilgit-Baltistan and Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK). The Line of Control is 740 km (460 mi) long.
  Another cease-fire line separates the Indian-controlled part of Kashmir from the Chinese-controlled area of Aksai Chin. This is further to the east and is called the Line of Actual Control (LAC). Although the other side is controlled by India, China regards this line as part of its border with Pakistan. China and Pakistan have agreed on a border, but India has not.
caption: The areas shown in green are the two areas controlled by Pakistan: Gilgit-Baltistan in the north and [ Jammu and Kashmir
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