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(Encyclopedia) Jehlam, river, Kashmir: see Jhelum.Godwin-Austen, Mount
(Encyclopedia) Godwin-Austen, Mount, peak, Kashmir: see K2.Jhelum, river, India and Pakistan
(Encyclopedia) Jhelum or JehlamJehlamboth: jāˈləm [key], westernmost of the five rivers of the Punjab, 480 mi (772 km) long. Rising in Jammu and Kashmir, India, it flows W through the Vale of Kashmir…Karakorum, mountain range, Kashmir
(Encyclopedia) Karakorum or Karakoram, mountain range, extending c.300 mi (480 km), between the Indus and Yarkant rivers, N Kashmir, S central Asia; SE extension of the Hindu Kush. It covers disputed…Hunza
(Encyclopedia) HunzaHunzah&oobreve;nˈsä [key], former princely state, 3,900 sq mi (10,101 sq km), NW Kashmir, administered by Pakistan. Declared a British protectorate in 1893, Hunza acceded to…Nanga Parbat
(Encyclopedia) Nanga ParbatNanga Parbatnŭngˈgə pŭrˈbət [key], peak, 26,660 ft (8,126 m) high, in the W Himalayas, located in Pakistan-held Azad Kashmir; 7th highest peak in the world. Six expeditions…Shiwalik Hills
(Encyclopedia) Shiwalik HillsShiwalik Hillssĭwäˈlĭk [key], southernmost range of the Himalayas, S central Asia, extending c.1,050 mi (1,690 km) from SW Kashmir through N India into S Nepal…Nanda Devi
(Encyclopedia) Nanda DeviNanda Devinŭnˈdə dāˈvē [key], peak, 25,645 ft (7,817 m) high, Uttarakhand state, N India, in the Himalayas. Except for some peaks in Kashmir, it is the highest point in India…Ranjit Singh
(Encyclopedia) Ranjit SinghRanjit Singhrŭnˈjĭt sĭng [key], 1780–1839, Indian maharaja, ruler of the Sikhs. Seizing Lahore (1799) and Amritsar (1809), he established himself as the leading Sikh…Chenab
(Encyclopedia) ChenabChenabchēnäbˈ [key], one of the “five rivers” of the Punjab, 675 mi (1,086 km) long, rising in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh and flowing NW through the Kashmir Himalayas,…Trending
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