Kashmir ValleyThe Kashmir Valley, also known as the Vale of Kashmir, is an intermontane valley or basin in the northern part of Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir. The valley is surrounded by the ranges of the Himalayas, bounded on the southwest by the lower Himalayan Pir Panjal Range and on the northeast by the Greater Himalayan Range. It is approximately 135 km (84 mi) long and 32 km (20 mi) wide, and drained by the Jhelum River.
Ganderbal districtGanderbal district is an Indian-administered district in Jammu and Kashmir in the disputed Kashmir region. It was formed in 2007 and has 6 subdistricts (tehsils): Kangan, Ganderbal, Tullamulla, Wakura, Lar, and Gund. GeographyGanderbal district, has its district headquarters located at 33°44′N75°09′E / 33.73°N 75.15°E / 33.73; 75.15 in the town of Ganderbal, is at an average elevation of 1,950 metres (6,400 ft) above mean sea level.
Sind RiverThe Sind River or the Sindh River is a river in the Ganderbal district of the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, India. It is a major tributary of the Jhelum River and is 108 km (67 miles) long. GeographyThe Sind River forms the Sind Valley. The source of the river lies in the Machoi Glacier at an elevation of 4,800 m (15,700 ft), east of the Amarnath temple and south of the Zoji La.
BandiporeBandipore (English: ) or Bandipora (Urdu pronunciation: ; Kashmiri pronunciation:) is the headquarters of district of Bandipore in the Jammu and Kashmir in the disputed Kashmir region. It is located on the northern banks of Wullar Lake—the second-largest freshwater lake in Asia. From baramulla the gateway of bandipora is Kehnusa where bando Bandipora the distanceis 15 HistoryIn 1963, the town of Bandipore was gutted by a fire, which destroyed hundreds of shops and houses.
SrinagarCity in Indian-administered Jammu and KashmirCity administered by India in Union Territory of Jammu and KashmirSrinagar is a city in Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir in the disputed Kashmir region. It is the largest city and summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, which is an Indian-administered union territory. It lies in the Kashmir Valley along the banks of the Jhelum River, and the shores of Dal Lake and Anchar Lakes, between the Hari Parbat and Shankaracharya hills.
Manasbal LakeManasbal Lake is the deepest freshwater lake found in the Safapora area of Ganderbal district of Jammu and Kashmir, India. Named after the sacred Manasarovar. The lake is encircled by four villages, viz., Jarokbal, Kondabal, Nesbal (situated on the north-eastern side of the lake), and Gratbal. It's renowned for its lotus blooms (Nelumbo nucifera) at the periphery of the lake (blooms during July and August) adds to the beauty of the clear waters of the lake.Anchar LakeAnchar Lake (Urdu pronunciation: [ɑ̃ːt͡ʃɑːr]; Kashmiri pronunciation: [ãːt͡ʃaːr]); lit. 'Pickle') is a lake located in Soura in the Srinagar district of the Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir. Situated close to Ganderbal, the lake is connected with the famous Dal Lake via a channel, "Amir Khan Nallah," which passes through Gilsar and Khushal Sar. The lake is in a highly deteriorated condition.
Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)Region administered by IndiaRegion administered by India as a Union territoryJammu and Kashmir (abbr.J&K) is a region administered by India as a union territory consisting of the southern portion of the larger Kashmir region, which has been the subject of a border dispute between India and Pakistan since 1947 and between India and China since 1959.Kashmir conflictTerritorial conflict in South AsiaIndia claims the entire erstwhile British Indianprincely state of Jammu and Kashmir based on an instrument of accession signed in 1947.
Amarnath TempleAmarnath Temple is a Hindu shrine located in the Pahalgamtehsil of Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir, India.
SonamargSonamarg or Sonmarg (Urdu pronunciation: [soːnɑːməɾɡ]), known as Sonamarag (Kashmiri pronunciation: [sɔnɨmarɨɡ]; lit. 'meadow of gold') in Kashmiri, is a hill station located in the Ganderbal District of Jammu and Kashmir, India in the disputed Kashmir region. It is located about 62 kilometers from Ganderbal Town and 80 kilometres (50 mi) northeast of the capital city, Srinagar.
Kashmiri languageIndo-Aryan language spoken in KashmirKashmiri (English: ), also known by its endonymKoshur (Kashmiri: کٲشُر(Perso-Arabic, Official Script), pronounced), is an Indo-Aryan language of the Dardic branch spoken by around 7 million Kashmiris of the Kashmir region, primarily in the Kashmir Valley and surrounding hills of the Indian-administrated union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, over half the population of that territory.
YatraYatra (Sanskrit: यात्रा, lit. 'journey, procession', IAST: Yātrā), in Indian-origin religions, Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism, generally means a pilgrimage to holy places such as confluences of sacred rivers, sacred mountains, places associated with Hindu epics such as the Mahabharata and Ramayana, and other sacred pilgrimage sites. Visiting a sacred place is believed by the pilgrim to purify the self and bring one closer to the divine.*As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.