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Jammu

American  
[juhm-oo] / ˈdʒʌm u /

noun

  1. a city in and the capital of Jammu and Kashmir, in the SW part, in N India.


Jammu British  
/ ˈdʒʌmuː /

noun

  1. a city in N India, winter capital of the state of Jammu and Kashmir. Pop: 378 431 (2001)

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"We just had a very good meeting," he added, referring to Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah.

From Barron's Aug. 20, 2026

In the Himalayan territory of Jammu and Kashmir, at least 31 people been killed in several short bursts of extremely intense rainfall, according to a report by the public state broadcaster.

From Barron's Aug. 5, 2026

Supplies first travel by truck or train to depots in the neighboring region of Jammu and Kashmir, then move by truck convoys to Leh, the capital city of Ladakh.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 25, 2025

The sloppy land-parceling that decided the Indo-Pak boundaries fueled mass displacement and death, and also left the territorial status of border regions like Jammu and Kashmir in dispute.

From Slate May 14, 2025

The figures are: Muhammadans 2,398,320 Hindus 690,390 Buddhists 36,512 Sikhs 31,553 The Hindus belong mostly to the Jammu province, where nearly half of the population professes that faith.

From The Panjab, North-West Frontier Province, and Kashmir by Sir James McCrone Douie

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