Kashmir is the northwestern region of the Indian subcontinent. Until the mid-19th century, the term Kashmir geographically denoted only the valley between the Great Himalayas and the Pir Panjal mountain range
Kashmir owes much of its fame to its varied phases of beauty.
These are partly due to the seasons. But the different alti-
tudes, with their countless slopes and upland meadows,
some with northern and others with southern aspect, con-
tinually provide a simultaneous presentation of the beauties
of successive seasons. A ride or drive of 30 miles and a climb of
3000 feet will take us to where the atmosphere is fresh and
cool. Another two or three thousand feet of ascent will
bring us to snow And looking down from the heights to the
plain below.
The beauty of this
season appeals to every sense.
The Vale of Kashmir may be described as an oval basin
80 miles long and 20 broad, extending from south-east to
north-west. It is girt by mighty mountain randyttreges, many of
THE VALE OF KASHMIR
the peaks of which are higher than Mont Blanc.
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