List of Top 6 must do things in Jammu, Kashmir
Jammu which is located 300 KMS FROM SRINAGAR and at an ALTITUDE of 314 Meters is the winter capital of the state, Jammu is set against the backdrop of the majestic Pir Panjal range on the one side and the fast-flowing Tawi river on the other. Though a relatively new city, archaeological evidence from regions surrounding Jammu has been dated to Harappan times. Historically speaking, however, Jammu is most greatly indebted to the region's Dogra rulers, who developed this town as their capital in the 18th century. They built many Hindu shrines here whose rising shikharas lend the city a distinctively spiritual air, while also giving it the sobriquet 'City of Temples'. Because of the long and prosperous rule of the Dogra dynasty, and the large Dogra population here, this region is also referred to as 'Duggardesh'. It is believed that Jammu is named after Jamboo Lochan, the brother of a local chieftain Bahu Lochan, who built the imposing Bahu Fort in the 17...