<P> Jammu and Kashmir (/ ˈdʒæmuː, ˈdʒʌmuː / and / kæʃˈmɪər, ˈkæʃmɪər / (listen)) is a state in northern India, often denoted by its acronym, J&K . It is located mostly in the Himalayan mountains, and shares borders with the states of Himachal Pradesh and Punjab to the south . The Line of Control separates it from the Pakistani - administered territories of Azad Kashmir and Gilgit - Baltistan in the west and north respectively, and a Line of Actual Control separates it from the Chinese - administered territory of Aksai Chin in the east . The state has special autonomy under Article 370 of the Constitution of India . </P> <P> A part of the former Princely State of Kashmir and Jammu, the region is the subject of a territorial conflict among China, India and Pakistan . The western districts of the former princely state known as Azad Kashmir and the northern territories known as Gilgit - Baltistan have been under Pakistani control since 1947 . The Aksai Chin region in the east, bordering Tibet, has been under Chinese control since 1962 . </P> <P> Jammu and Kashmir consist of three regions: Jammu, the Kashmir Valley and Ladakh . Srinagar is the summer capital, and Jammu is the winter capital . Jammu and Kashmir is the only state in India with a Muslim - majority population . The Kashmir valley is famous for its beautiful mountainous landscape, and Jammu's numerous shrines attract tens of thousands of Hindu pilgrims every year, while Ladakh is renowned for its remote mountain beauty and Buddhist culture . </P> <P> Maharaja Hari Singh became the ruler of the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir in 1925, and he was the reigning monarch at the conclusion of the British rule in the subcontinent in 1947 . With the impending independence of India, the British announced that the British Paramountcy over the princely states would end, and the states were free to choose between the new Dominions of India and Pakistan or to remain independent . It was emphasized that independence was only a' theoretical possibility' because, during the long rule of the British in India, the states had come to depend on British Indian government for a variety of their needs including their internal and external security . </P>

Name of the capital of jammu and kashmir