Kashmir is the northernmost geographical region of the Indian subcontinent. Until the mid-19th century, the term Kashmir denoted only the Kashmir Valley between the Great Himalayas and the Pir Panjal
A white border painted on a suspended bridge delineates Azad Kashmir from Jammu and Kashmir
K2, the second-highest mountain in the world
Horses grazing at a Himalayan meadow below the Gangabal Lake in Jammu and Kashmir
Himalayan bulbul eating berries near Mehmood Gali, Azad Jammu and Kashmir
Gilgit-Baltistan, formerly known as the Northern Areas, is a region administered by Pakistan as an administrative territory and consists of the northern portion of the larger Kashmir region, which has
Kashmir
…Kashmir, and includes the Indian-administered territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, the Pakistani-administered territories of Azad Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan, and the Chinese-administered territories of Aksai Chin and the Trans-Karakoram Tract. Following centuries of cultural flourishing under Hindu dynasties…
Trekkers along with porters towards Snow Lake, over Biafo Glacier 61Km
Nanga Parbat The Killer Mountain
Kargah Buddha in Gilgit; "The ancient Stupa – rock carvings of Buddha, everywhere in the region, point to the firm hold of Buddhism for such a long time."
The last Maqpon Raja Ahmed Shah (died in prison in Lhasa c. 1845)