Kashmir Kashmir (Balti:Dogri:Gojri :Poonchi/Chibhali:Kashmiri:Ladakhi:Shina:Uyghur:Indian subcontinent. Until the mid-19th century, the term "Kashmir" referred only to the valley lying between the Great Himalayas and the Pir Panjal range.; since then, it has been used for a larger area that today includes the Indian administered state of Jammu and Kashmir consisting of