Pakistan-occupied Kashmir
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Azad Jammu and Kashmir آزاد جموں و کشمیر |
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| Administrative Territory of Pakistan | |||||
Top Left to Right: Neelam Valley, Leepa Valley, Toli Pir, Neelum–Jhelum Hydropower Plant, Neelam Valley and Muzafarabad
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.svg) Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) is shown in red. Rest of Pakistan is shown in white and rest of Jammu and Kashmir is hatched showing area with Pakistan's territorial claim |
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| Coordinates: 34°13′N 73°17′E / 34.22°N 73.28°ECoordinates: 34°13′N 73°17′E / 34.22°N 73.28°E | |||||
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 Pakistan
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| Anthem | Watan Hamara Azad Kashmir | ||||
| Established | October 24, 1947 (Azad Kashmir Day (یوم تاسیس)) | ||||
| Capital | Muzaffarabad | ||||
| Largest city | New Mirpur City | ||||
| Government | |||||
| • Type | Self-governing state under Pakistani administration | ||||
| • Body | Azad Jammu & Kashmir Legislative Assembly | ||||
| • President | Masood Khan | ||||
| • Prime Minister | Farooq Haider Khan (Pakistan Muslim League (N)) | ||||
| Area | |||||
| • Total | 13,297 km2 (5,134 sq mi) | ||||
| Population (2008; est.) | |||||
| • Total | 4,567,982 | ||||
| • Density | 340/km2 (890/sq mi) | ||||
| Time zone | PKT (UTC+5) | ||||
| ISO 3166 code | PK-JK | ||||
| Main Language(s) | |||||
| Assembly seats | 49 | ||||
| Districts | 10 | ||||
| Towns | 19 | ||||
| Union Councils | 182 | ||||
| Website | www.ajk.gov.pk | ||||
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Azad Jammu and Kashmir (Urdu: آزاد جموں و کشمیر Āzād Jammū̃ o Kaśmīr, translation: Free Jammu and Kashmir), abbreviated as AJK and commonly known as Azad Kashmir, is a nominally self-governing polity administered by Pakistan. The territory lies west of the Indian-administered state of Jammu and Kashmir, and was previously part of the former princely state of Jammu and Kashmir, which ceased to exist as a result of the first Kashmir war fought between India and Pakistan in 1947.
Azad Kashmir is part of the greater Kashmir region, which is the subject of a long-running conflict between Pakistan and India. The territory shares a border with Gilgit-Baltistan, together with which it is referred to by the United Nations and other international organisations as "Pakistan-administered Kashmir". Azad Kashmir is one-sixth of the size of Gilgit-Baltistan. The territory also borders Pakistan's Punjab province to the south and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province to the west. To the east, Azad Kashmir is separated from the Indian-administered state of Jammu and Kashmir by the Line of Control, the de facto border between India and Pakistan. Azad Kashmir has a total area of 13,297 square kilometres (5,134 sq mi), with an estimated population of around 4.6 million people.
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