What are the coordinates of the Line of Control?

Q: What are the coordinates of the Line of Control?


A: The coordinates of the Line of Control are 34°56′N 76°46′E / 34.933°N 76.767°E / 34.933; 76.767.

Q: Who controls each side of the Line of Control?


A: The land on one side of the line is controlled by India, and the land on the other side is controlled by Pakistan.

Q: When was a ceasefire declared between India and Pakistan over Kashmir?


A: A ceasefire was declared between India and Pakistan over Kashmir on 1/2 January 1949.

Q: What agreement was signed in 1972 regarding the Line of Control?


A: The Simla Agreement was signed in 1972, formally naming it as the Line of Control.

Q: What is all of Kashmir known as before it was divided?


A: All of Kashmir was previously known as the princely state of Kashmir and Jammu.

Q: What are two parts that are under Pakistani control called?


A: The two parts that are under Pakistani control are known as Gilgit-Baltistan and Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK).

Q: How long is the Line Of Control?


A: The Line Of Control is 740 km (460 mi) long.

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