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A jewel glittering atop India, Jammu and Kashmir is one of the most beautiful destinations in India. it is the northern extreme of the country. Home to mighty mountains and lovely glades and forests, the region is bestowed with abundant of natural beauty overflowing from everywhere.

Location

Strategically located Jammu and Kashmir State constitutes the northern most extremity of India with the capital city of Srinagar. Travel in the state is easy as the State is well connected with rest of the country by air, rail and road . The Indian Airlines and private airlines operate regular flights to Srinagar, Jammu and Leh. The National Highway 1-A connects the capital cities of Srinagar and Jammu with rest of the country. There are daily passenger trains connecting Jammu with most of the major cities of the country.

It has four geographical zones of

1. Sub-mountain and semi-mountain plain known as kandi or dry belt,
2. The Shivalak ranges,
3. The high mountain zone constituting the Kashmir Valley, Pir Panchal range and its off-shoots including Doda, Poonch and Rajouri districts and part of Kathua and Udhampur districts
4. The middle run of the Indus river comprising Leh and Kargil.

The State of Jammu and Kashmir is the northern most state of India comprising three distinct Climatic regions viz. Arctic cold desert areas of Ladakh, temperate Kashmir valley and sub-tropical region of Jammu.

There is a sharp rise of altitude from 1000 feet to 28250 feet above the sea level within State’s four degree of latitude.

Like in every other state of India J&K has a lot of beautiful places to see.

You can visit the ancient temples, get involved in the adventure sports, discover the wildlife or relax at the beautiful scenic lakes in the state.

The places Gulmarg, Kargil, Sonamarg, Zanskar, Leh, Pahalgam and Patnitop are just a few destinations that can involve you with the beauty of nature.

Traveling to India would not be complete without a trip to this state.

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