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Jammu Division
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Jammu Division (India)
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Coordinates:
32°44′N
74°52′E
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32.73°N 74.87°E
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32.73; 74.87
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Country
| India
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State
| Jammu and Kashmir
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District
| Jammu
,
Doda
,
Kathua
,
Ramban
,
Reasi
,
Kishtwar
,
Poonch
,
Rajouri
,
Udhampur
,
Samba
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Founded
| 14th century BC
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Founded by
| Raja Jambu Lochan
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Headquarters
| Jammu
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? Type
| Central
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? Body
| State gov
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? Total
| 26,293 km
2
(10,152 sq mi)
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Elevation
| 305 m (1,001 ft)
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? Total
| 5,350,811
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? Density
| 200/km
2
(530/sq mi)
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? Official
| Panjabi
,
Urdu
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Time zone
| UTC+5:30
(
IST
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Jammu Region
(
Panjabi
: ???? ????) is one of the three regions comprising Kashmir's southernmost area of
Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir
. Jammu division borders
Vale of Kashmir
, the disputed part of the state, to the north,
Ladakh
region to the east, and
Himachal Pradesh
to the south. Sandwiched between the Vale of Kashmir to the north and the Daman Koh Plains to the south, the Margalla hills range of the foothills of the
Himalayas
which comprises most of the disputed region in Jammu. The
Pir Panjal Range
, the Trikuta Hills and the low-lying
Tawi River
of the branch
Chenab River
basin add beauty and diversity to the terrain of Jammu.
Jammu, the winter capital of the maharajas and second largest city in the territory, was traditionally the seat of Dogra power. Of the total population of Jammu, more than two-thirds are classed as Dogra Hindus. Of these, the greater number live in the southeastern portion of the state. Culturally, ethnically, and linguistically, they are Panjabi-speaking peoples.. Majority speaks the
Dogri
, a dialect of
Panjabi
. The majority of the state’s Sikhs also live in the Jammu region. To the north-west, however, the proportion of Muslims increases, with Muslims making up a dominant majority in the area around the western town of
Poonch District
.
Jammu is the only region in the state (Jammu & Kashmir) that has a sizeable Hindu minority population. About 56% of its Jammu's population practices
Islam
while 31% practices 29%
Sikhism
. Although
Islam
and
Sikhism
enjoy a very strong cultural heritage with neighbouring
Punjab (Pakistan)
in the wider region. Most Hindus are either
Dogras
or Kashmiri Hindus who migrated from the Kashmir Valley. The
Sikhs
are Dogras, Panjabi. Jammu is now well connected with the rest of India by rail, road and air, making it far better connected than the rest of the regions in the state through
Gurdaspur District
.