Jammu
Jammu is a city in Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir in the Jammu division.
Jammu is a city in Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir in the Jammu division. It serves as the winter capital of the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. Lying on the banks of the river Tawi, the city of Jammu, with an area of 240 km2 (93 sq mi), is surrounded by the Himalayas in the north and the northern plains in the south.
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Worth seeing in and around Jammu
10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Indian Institute of Technology Jammu
The Indian Institute of Technology Jammu is a public research university located in Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir, India. As one of India's Indian Institutes of Technology, the university came into existence in 2016 when a Memorandum of Understanding between Department of Higher Education, Government of Jammu and Kashmir and Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India, was signed.
5.3 km · university in Jammu and Kashmir,India · Wikipedia - 02Raghunath Temple
Raghunath Temple is a Hindu temple located in Jammu in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It consists of a complex of seven Hindu shrines.
600 m · building in India · Wikipedia - 03University of Jammu
The University of Jammu informally known as Jammu University, accredited as A++ grade by National Assessment and Accreditation Council, was established in 1969 by an act of the state legislature which effectively split the Jammu and Kashmir University into the separate University of Jammu and University of Kashmir. The university is currently located at the foothills of Trikuta on the banks of the Tawi River.
1.3 km · state public university in Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir, India · Wikipedia - 04Amar Mahal Palace
The Amar Mahal Palace is a palace in Jammu, in the Indian erstwhile Kingdom of Jammu and Kashmir, India. The palace has now been converted into a museum.
2 km · historical palace and museum in Jammu · Wikipedia - 05Hari Niwas Palace
The Hari Niwas Palace is a palace in Jammu, India. It overlooks the Tawi river on one side and on the other side the Trikuta hills.
1.8 km · building in India · Wikipedia - 06Maulana Azad Stadium
The Maulana Azad Stadium is a stadium in Jammu, India and is one of the home venues for the Jammu and Kashmir cricket team.
1.7 km · Cricket stadium in Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir · Wikipedia - 07Dogra Art Museum
Dogra Art Museum, Jammu previously known as the Dogra Art Gallery is a museum of Dogra cultural heritage housed in the Pink Hall of the Mubarak Mandi complex, Jammu, India. The main attractions of the museum are the Pahari miniature paintings from Basohli.
1.1 km · museum in Jammu, India · Wikipedia - 08Govt. Gandhi Memorial Science College
Gandhi Memorial Science College, commonly known as G.G.M. Science College, formerly Prince of Wales College, established in 1905 is an NAAC accredited "A" grade college located in the city of Jammu, in Jammu and Kashmir, India. The college's undergraduate program provides Bachelor of Science degrees in various subject combinations, which are three-year programs.
1.8 km · college in Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir · Wikipedia - 09Bahu Fort
The Bahu Fort is a historic fort in the city of Jammu, the winter capital of the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. Maharaja of Parmar Rajputs constructed the ancient fort on the banks on Tawi River, is believed to have been repaired by Bahu Lochan - brother of the traditional founder of Jammu, Jambu Lochan.
1.1 km · Fort in Jammu, India · Wikipedia - 10Mubarak Mandi Palace
Mubarak Mandi is a palace complex located in the heart of the old walled city of Jammu in Jammu and Kashmir, India. Built over several centuries, starting in 1824, the complex served as the principal seat of the Dogra dynasty, which ruled the region as maharajas of Jammu and Kashmir until the mid-20th century.
1.1 km · palace in Jammu, India · Wikipedia
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What Wikivoyage says to see
Jammu is also known as City Of Temples. One can visit Raghunath Temple, Ranbireshwar Temple, Peer Kho Cave Temple, Bawey Wali Mata, Mahamaya Temple. Other Places of interest are Baag-e-Bahu Park, Amar Mahal Museum, Mansar Lake and the Fish Aquarium at Baag-e-Bahu.
- 01Amar Mahal Palace Museum
A beautiful red sandstone palace that has been converted into a museum.
- 02Bagh-E-Bahu
These extensive gardens, laid around the Bahu Fort provide a pleasant view of the city.
- 03Bahu Fort
- 04Maha Maya Temple and City Forest
On the By-pass Road behind Bahu Fort, the city forest surrounds the ancient Maha Maya Temple overlooking the river Tawi.
- 05Martand Sun Temple
The most memorable and beautiful work of King Lalitaditya is the construction of spacious Martand temple, which the emperor got built in honor of the Sun God or Bhaskar.
- 06Mubarak Mandi Palace
The oldest buildings in this Palace complex date to 1824.
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Where to eat
There are many good eateries in Jammu. At the higher end are "the Imperial Grill" famous for its service and excellent food along with the Bar 'Legends", Falak at KC Residency, 'The Earthen Oven' in Fortune, Chinese and Indian restaurants at Hotel Asia, and Hari Niwas Palace Hotel. For medium budget and fast food KC Plaza and Premier can be tried.
- 01Imperial Grill
Quite expensive but a favourite among tourists to get their grilled food fix.
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Getting to Jammu
- Airports
- Sialkot (SKT), 52 km · Sri Guru Ram Das Ji (ATQ), 114 km · Srinagar (SXR), 140 km
- Stations
- Jammu Airport, 5.5 km · Jammu Tawi railway station, 2.7 km · Bajalta railway station, 8.6 km · Jammu Cantonment railway station, 3 km
- Amritsar → Jammu124 km · quickest by road, 4h 6m · ₹1,300–1,630
- Srinagar → Jammu150 km · quickest by road, 5h 34m · ₹2,110–2,640
- Halwara → Jammu235 km · quickest by road, 5h 19m · ₹2,030–2,540
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No local-transport research exists yet for Jammu
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Jammu. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get inTata Sumos operate between Jammu and Srinagar on a shared-ride basis.
- Get aroundThe minibuses cover the city and suburbs on fixed routes.
- Get aroundAutorickshaws are available throughout the city at negotiable rates.
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Next door to Jammu
Jammu is 41 km from Sialkot, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
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