Jammu is the winter capital of the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. The beautiful city is also known as Duggar and ‘City of Temples’. Jammu is a sacred place for Hindu for its abode of Vaishno Devi. The city has a population of more than 2.7 million and is considered as the commercial hub of the state. Jammu offers a scenic feast to the eyes for its unique geographical placement. It is surrounded by Kashmir Valley, Daman Koh and Tawi River. Shivalik and Trikuta mountain ranges enhances the beauty of this region. Millions of tourist flock in Jammu and enters Kashmir to have world’s some of the best views of Nature.
Places of Interest:
Ranbir Canal, Manasbal Lake, Nandini Wildlife Sanctuary, Shivkhori, Vaishno Devi, Mubarak Mandi Palace, Surinsar Mansar Wildlife Sanctuary, Rani Charak Mahal, Patnitop, Raghunath Mandir, Peer Khoh, Ranbireshwar Temple, Bahu Fort and Gardens, Aquarium Bagh-i-Bahu, Peer Baba, Mubarak Mandi Complex, Amar Mahal Palace Museum, Baba Dhansar, Batote, Dera Baba Banda, Jajjar Kotli, Purnamandal are most famous tourist places In Jammu and its outskirts.Cities near Jammu:
Jammu is near to many cities, towns and suburbs. These places are Udhampur, Shrinagar, Ramnagar, Samba, Akhnoor, Bishna, Khour, Chawinda, Kud, Zafarwal, Sialkot, Koto Loharan, Arnia, Katra, Hiranagar, Pasrur, Doda, Jangalwar, Vijay Pur, Kathua, Kishtwar etc.Transport:
Jammu is well connected with rest of the state and country through road, rail and airways. The main bus terminal is in Jammu city from which there are buses in every 5 minutes to different cities in Jammu and Kashmir. The Jammu Inter State Bus Service operates buses to New Delhi, Chandigarh, Amritsar etc places. The service is available daily from 5 am to 8 pm.Jammu Tawi rail station is under Northern Railways. It is a very important rail station in the country as it connects Jammu and Kashmir with rest of the states. World’s second and country’s longest rail line starts from Ammo Tawi to Kanyakumari. The rail line connects every major Indian cities.
Jammu Airport:
Jammu Airport which is known as Satwari airport is in the city proximity of 6 km. it is accessible through buses, cars, taxis and two-wheelers.The airport operates domestic flights to many Indian cities of Srinagar, Leh, Lucknow, Jaipur, New Delhi, Mumbai, Chandigarh etc. Passengers who want to board long hauled scheduled flights can take domestic flight to New Delhi Indira Gandhi international airport. There are several cheap direct flights to Jammu from New Delhi and other major Indian cities.Airlines linked to Jammu:
- Kingfisher Airlines
- JetLite
- Indigo
- GoAir
- Indian airlines
- SpiceJet
