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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

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

In the 1950s, India approved a semiautonomous status for Jammu and Kashmir in its national constitution, allowing the state to establish its own laws and fence off its land from outsider settlers.

From Slate • May 14, 2025

Blasts were reported on Thursday evening in Jammu city in Indian-administered Kashmir as the region went into a blackout.

From BBC • May 8, 2025

Maharaja of Jammu and Kashmir; is   Vice-President of the States Council and owner of much land in Kashmir,   the prosperity of which he has done much to promote.

From A Holiday in the Happy Valley with Pen and Pencil by Swinburne, T. R.