The Karakoram (/ ˌ k ɑːr ə ˈ k ɔːr əm, ˌ k ær-/) [1] is a mountain range in the Kashmir region spanning the border of Pakistan, China, and India, with the northwestern extremity of the range extending to Afghanistan and Tajikistan.

Kashmir (/ ˈ k æ ʃ m ɪər / KASH-meer or / k æ ʃ ˈ m ɪər / kash-MEER) is the northernmost geographical region of the Indian subcontinent.Until the mid-19th century, the term "Kashmir" denoted only the Kashmir Valley between the Great Himalayas and the Pir Panjal Range.The term has since come to encompass a larger area that includes the India-administered territories of …

Gilgit-Baltistan borders Pakistan's Khyber Pukhtunkhwa province to the west, a small portion of the Wakhan Corridor of Afghanistan to the north, China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region to the northeast, the Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir to the southeast, and the Pakistani-administered state of Azad Jammu and Kashmir to the south.

6 days ago · The Kashmir region is predominantly mountainous, with deep, narrow valleys and high, barren plateaus.

Here are some notable mountains and highest peaks in Kashmir: A significant mountain range in the Lesser Himalayas. Extends from northwest to southeast through Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, and parts of Pakistan. Average elevation ranges from 1,400 m (4,600 ft) to 4,100 m (13,500 ft).

Jan 18, 2025 · Several important rivers flow from, or through, the mountains of Kashmir into Pakistan. From the Pir Panjal Range flows the Jhelum River (which bisects the famous Vale of Kashmir); the Indus River descends between the Zanskar and Ladakh ranges; and the Shyok River rises in the Karakoram Range.

Mar 2, 2019 · The Kashmir region has a total area of about 86,772 square miles (224,739 sq km) and much of it is undeveloped and dominated by large mountain ranges such as the Himalayan and Karakoram ranges. The Vale of Kashmir is located between mountain ranges and there are also several large rivers in the region.

The Northern Mountains comprise 3 main mountain ranges: the Karakorum, the Himalayas, and the Hindu Kush. The Karakorum Mountain Range or “black gravel” (average altitude 6,000 meters) extends for more than 400 km, from Hunza to Shyok River.

Dec 4, 2024 · Nanga Parbat, one of the world’s tallest mountains, 26,660 feet (8,126 metres) high, situated in the western Himalayas 17 miles (27 km) west-southwest of Astor, in the Pakistani-administered sector of the Kashmir region. The mountain’s steep south wall rises nearly 15,000 feet (4,600 metres) above.

Some of the highest mountains in the world dominate the landscape of Kashmir. Several major mountain ranges of the Himalayas run in a west-northwest to east-southeast direction through the region; the Karakoram Range in Gilgit-Baltistan, and the Ladakh Range, the Zanskar Range, the Great Himalaya Range, and the Pir Panjal Range in India's Jammu ...