Kashmir is located in the north of India and Pakistan,

and south-west of China

Kashmir is located in the north of India and Pakistan,

and south-west of China

Kashmir is located in the north of India and Pakistan,

and south-west of China

Kashmir is located in the north of India and Pakistan,

and south-west of China

Kashmir is located in the north of India and Pakistan,

and south-west of China

Kashmir is located in the north of India and Pakistan,

and south-west of China

Kashmir is located in the north of India and Pakistan,

and south-west of China

Kashmir is located in the north of India and Pakistan,

and south-west of China

Kashmir is located in the north of India and Pakistan,

and south-west of China

Population: 5.600.000

Languages: Kashmiri, Indi, Urdu and Punjabi

Religions: Sunni Islam, Shi'a Islam, Hinduism and Sikhism

Talking in Kashmiri:

- Hello! ر كأُش�- How are you? ر زبان كأوُش�- What's your name? .۵بان-Please to meet you! لچھ۰ز - Goodbye! See you! ريلۇکھ چ- Thank You! ےچھ اکھ آ یبوالن

The location of the country makes it politically conflictive

Typical Kashmir's landscape

The first settlements in Kashmir were made by

Buddists

Hindus appeared in

the 9th century,

building this enormous

temple in the on the Takht-

i-Suleiman Hill

A Muslim tomb, the Muslims and Hindus of Kashmir lived

in relative harmony for centuries

As Kashmir is divided in 3 countries, the government is

formed by the regions of these countries.

Indian part: Kashmir Valley, Jammu and Ladakh

Pakistani part: Azad Kashmir and Northern Areas

Chinese part: Aksai Chin

Kashmir's economy is centred around agriculture

Knitting and pottery are the most powerful economies in

the second sector

Tourism has a lot of power in this country

The economy was badly damaged by the 2005 Kashmir earthquake

Kashmiri cuisine includes dum aloo (boiled potatoes

with spice), tzaman (cheese), rogan josh (lamb with spices), yakhiyn (lamb cooked in curd)

The typical Kashmiri costume

Jawaharlal Nehruwas the first prime minister of India, from

1947 until 1964

The K2 is a great mountain tourism attraction

The song Kashmir, by the british group Led Zeppelin, critisized

the country's political situation.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfR_HWMzgyc