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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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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

Last year, the government said 23.6 million tourists visited Jammu and Kashmir, with 3.49 million visiting the valley.

From BBC Jun. 22, 2025

In the 1950s, India approved a semiautonomous status for Jammu and Kashmir in its national constitution, allowing the state to establish its own laws and fence off its land from outsider settlers.

From Slate May 14, 2025

Civilian deaths were also reported within Jammu and Kashmir.

From Slate May 14, 2025

Three cadets of the Jammu royal house, the brothers Dhián Singh, Suchet Singh, and Guláb Singh, were great men at his court.

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

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