Jammu

Jammu

Altitude:  18,875 ft (5,753 metres)
Location:  Jammu & Kashmir Valley
Population:  5.02 lakhs(Census 2011)
Language:  Dogri, Sheena, Urdu, Hindi, English.
Temperature:  Max 45.1 °C to Min 27.2 °C.
How to spend time/Attractions:  Baag-e-Bahu, Bhimgarh Fort, Amar Mahal Palace, Akhnoor, Basholi, Mubarak Mandi, Golf Course, Photograpy etc.

Jammu is the largest city in the Jammu Division and the winter capital of state of Jammu and Kashmir in India. It is situated on the banks of the Tawi River. It is administered by a municipal corporation. Jammu is the Duggar land where the past still has a living presence. It is the land of grand ancient temples, and beautiful palaces all nestling in the foothills of the Himalayas. According to local tradition, Jammu is named of its founder, Raja Jambulochan, who is believed to have ruled the area in the 9th century.The local tradition in fact holds the city to be 3000 years old but this is not supported by historians. It is said that, on becoming King, the Suryavanshi Jammu Lochan went on a hunt and, crossing the Tawi, found a deer and a tiger drinking water from the same tank. His ministers explained that this meant that the soil of the place was so virtuous that no living creature bore enmity against another. Raja Jambu Lochan, who lived in the later Vedic period, decided to found his capital, Jambupura, on this soil, on the right bank of the Tawi, overlooking his brother king Bahu's fort. Today the temple of Maha Kali (better known as Bahu or Bawey Wali Mata), located in the Bahufort, is considered second only to Mata Vaishno Devi in terms of mystical power. The present temple was built shortly after the coronation of Maharaja Gulab Singh, in 1822. The existing fort, as well as the Manasabdar's palace inside it, was constructed in 1820.

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Amar Mahal Palace

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Mubarak Mandi

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