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Kashmir is located in the north of India and Pakistan, and south-west of China
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Population: 5.600.000 Languages: Kashmiri, Indi, Urdu and Punjabi Religions: Sunni Islam, Shi'a Islam, Hinduism and Sikhism
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Talking in Kashmiri: - Hello! كأشُر - How are you? كأوشُر زبان - What's your name? بان. ۵ -Please to meet you! ز۰ لچھ - Goodbye! See you! ري لۇکھ چ - Thank You! چھ اکھ آ یے بولان
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The location of the country makes it politically conflictive
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Typical Kashmir's landscape
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The first settlements in Kashmir were made by Buddists
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Hindus appeared in the 9 th century, building this enormous temple in the on the Takht- i-Suleiman Hill
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A Muslim tomb, the Muslims and Hindus of Kashmir lived in relative harmony for centuries
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As Kashmir is divided in 3 countries, the government is formed by the regions of these countries.
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Indian part: Kashmir Valley, Jammu and Ladakh
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Pakistani part: Azad Kashmir and Northern Areas Chinese part: Aksai Chin
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Kashmir's economy is centred around agriculture
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Knitting and pottery are the most powerful economies in the second sector
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Tourism has a lot of power in this country
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The economy was badly damaged by the 2005 Kashmir earthquake
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Kashmiri cuisine includes dum aloo (boiled potatoes with spice), tzaman (cheese), rogan josh (lamb with spices), yakhiyn (lamb cooked in curd)
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The typical Kashmiri costume
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Jawaharlal Nehruwas the first prime minister of India, from 1947 until 1964
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The K2 is a great mountain tourism attraction
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The song Kashmir, by the british group Led Zeppelin, critisized the country's political situation. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfR_HWMz gyc
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