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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

Between December 2019 and January 2020, at least 12 children under five died in Jammu in Indian-administered Kashmir allegedly from cough syrup, with activists suggesting the number of casualties might have been higher.

From BBC • Oct. 7, 2025

Civilian deaths were also reported within Jammu and Kashmir.

From Slate • May 14, 2025

Tens of thousands of Kashmiri Hindus, some of whom had been targeted by the militants, fled their homes to resettle in the Jammu Division.

From Slate • May 14, 2025

When Kashmir was made over to Maharaja Gulab Singh of Jammu in 1846, by Lord Hardinge, the Gilgit claims were transferred with it.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 1 "Gichtel, Johann" to "Glory" by Various