Kashmir

Sirbal Peak is a mountain with a peak elevation of 5,235 metres (17,175 ft), in the Ganderbal district of the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, in the vicinity of Sonamarg. Sirbal Peak is part of the Himalaya Range, and is loc…

5,142 m

Harmukh

Peak · Kashmir

Mount Harmukh or Haramukh is a mountain in the Himalayas of Jammu and Kashmir in India in the disputed Kashmir region. Harmukh has a peak elevation of 5,300 metres (17,388 ft), and is located in Ganderbal district, between the Sind River…

4,725 m

Tatakooti Peak

Peak · Kashmir

Tratte Koot or Tatakooti or Tatakuti, Peak is a mountain with a peak elevation of 4,760 metres (15,620 ft), on the border of Budgam and Poonch districts of Jammu and Kashmir, India. Ernest Neve described it as "the most conspicuous and i…

2,650 m

Sonamarg

Village · Kashmir

Sonamarg or Sonmarg, known as Sonamarag in Kashmiri, is a hill station located in the Ganderbal District of Jammu and Kashmir, India in the disputed Kashmir region. It is located about 62 kilometers from Ganderbal Town and 80 kilometres …

Emmerges from the Kolahoi Glacier

Ahansar Lake is a rural freshwater ox-bow lake located in close vicinity of Manasbal Lake in Ahan village, Ganderbal district, Jammu and Kashmir, India. It is situated approximately 26 kilometers northwest of Srinagar city within the geo…

Anchar Lake ; lit. 'Pickle') is a lake located in Soura in the Srinagar district of the Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir in the disputed Kashmir region.

Brari Nambal

Lake · Kashmir

Brari Nambal, commonly known as Bab Demb or Baba Demb, is a small freshwater lake located in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. It is connected to the Dal Lake via a channel and is therefore sometimes referred to as a lagoon of the Dal …

Gil Sar

Lake · Kashmir

Gil Sar is a lake located in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. The lake is named after Moorhen which is called Gil in Kashmiri language. It is in a highly deteriorated condition due to encroachment. The lake is sometimes considered a p…

Khanpursar

Lake · Kashmir

Khanpursar Lake is a shallow, non-mictic lake, near Ganderbal town in the Ganderbal district of Jammu and Kashmir in India. It lies 24 km north-west of Srinagar city in the village of Khanpur on the right bank of the Jehlum River. The fa…

Khushal Sar

Lake · Kashmir

Khushal Sar is a lake located in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. It is in a highly deteriorated condition and has been encroached upon at many places with illegal construction and landfilling. The lake once stretched from Zoonimar up…

Manasbal Lake

Lake · Kashmir

Manasbal Lake is the deepest freshwater lake found in the Safapora area of Ganderbal district of Jammu and Kashmir, India in the disputed Kashmir region. Named after the sacred Manasarovar. The lake is encircled by four villages, viz., J…

Mansar Lake

Lake · Kashmir

Mansar Lake is a lake located in Mansar in the Samba district in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It is located 19 km from Samba town & 62 km (39 mi) from the city of Jammu. It is fringed by forest-covered hills, and is o…

The Nandan Sar Lake is an oval shaped alpine lake located, near Pir Panjal Pass. in the Pir Panjal Range in the Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir, India.

Naryanbagh Lake or Narayanbagh Sar is a shallow lake situated 14 km from Ganderbal town & 30 kilometers from Srinagar city in between the Dab and Narayanbagh villages of Ganderbal district of Jammu and Kashmir, India. Covering an area of…

Nigeen Lake

Lake · Kashmir

Nigeen Lake is a lake located in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. It is mildly eutrophic, a term that refers to a body of water rich in nutrients, which cause excessive growth of aquatic plants like algae, resulting in bacteria that c…

Surinsar Lake

Lake · Kashmir

Surinsar Lake is a lake which is situated in Surinsar in Samba district in Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It is located 19 km from Samba town & 42 km (26 mi) from Jammu city by road, surrounded by hills and dense forests, a…

Tulian Lake

Lake · Kashmir

Tulian Lake or Tulian Sar is an alpine lake located, near Anantnag-Pahalgam in Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir, India. It lies at an altitude of 3,684 metres (12,087 ft) above sea level, 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) southwest from Pahal…

Waskura Lake or Waskura Sar is a rural freshwater lake rested in the scenic landscapes of Kashmir Valley, situated about 13 km west of Ganderbal town in Waskura village of Ganderbal district in Jammu and Kashmir, India. With an altitude …

3,812 m

Krishansar Lake

Lake · Kashmir

The Krishansar Lake or Krishan Sar is a high elevation oligotrophic lake located in the Himalayas of Jammu and Kashmir in India. It is situated near the tourist town of Sonamarg, in the Ganderbal district, at an elevation of 3,710 metres…

3,663 m

Vishansar Lake

Lake · Kashmir

The Vishansar Lake also known as Vishan Sar is an alpine, high-elevation oligotrophic lake, located near Ganderbal town and Sonamarg in the Ganderbal district of Jammu and Kashmir, India. It lies at an elevation of 3,710 metres (12,170 f…

3,575 m

Sheshnag Lake

Lake · Kashmir

Sheshnag Lake is an alpine high elevation oligotrophic lake located in Amarnath in the Anantnag district of Kashmir Valley in Jammu and Kashmir, India at an elevation of 3590 meters. It is situated on the track leading to the Amarnath ca…

3,571 m

Gangbal Lake

Lake · Kashmir

Gangabal Lake, also called Haramukh Ganga, is a high-altitude glacial lake situated at the foot of Mount Harmukh in the Himalayas of Jammu and Kashmir, India in the disputed Kashmir region. The lake has a maximum length of 2.5 kilometres…

3,570 m

Gadsar Lake

Lake · Kashmir

The Gadsar Lake or Gad Sar, also called Yem Sar, is an "alpine high-altitude oligotrophic lake" in the Bandipore district of Kashmir Division, in Jammu and Kashmir, India. It has an elevation of 3,600 metres (11,800 ft), a maximum length…

3,489 m

Kausar Nag

Lake · Kashmir

Kausar Nag, also called Konsarnag and Kramasaras, is a high-altitude oligotrophic lake located at an elevation of 3,500 metres (11,500 ft) above sea level. Kausar Nag is located in the Pir Panjal mountain range in Kulgam district of Jamm…

1,580 m

Wular Lake

Lake · Kashmir

Wular Lake, also known as Wolar in Kashmiri, is one of the largest freshwater lakes in the South Asia. It is located near Bandipora town in the Bandipora district of Jammu and Kashmir, India in the disputed Kashmir region. The lake basin…

Baltal Thajwas Wildlife Sanctuary is a protected area located in the Ganderbal district of Jammu and Kashmir, India. Situated in the Zanskar range near Sonamarg, the sanctuary spans approximately 210 km² and ranges in altitude from 3,015…

Dachigam National Park is a national park located 22 kilometres (14 mi) from Srinagar city in Srinagar district in Kashmir on the east side of Dal Lake in the disputed Kashmir region. It covers an area of about 141 square kilometres (54 …

Gulmarg Wildlife Sanctuary

Protected Area · Kashmir

The Gulmarg Wildlife Sanctuary spread over 180 square kilometres (69 mi2) is a protected area in Gulmarg, Baramulla district of Jammu and Kashmir, India in the disputed Kashmir region. It is one of the most beautiful and attractive sanct…

Hirpora Wildlife Sanctuary

Protected Area · Kashmir

Hirpora Wildlife Sanctuary or Heerpora Wildlife Sanctuary is located in Kulgam district and Shopian district of Jammu and Kashmir in the disputed Kashmir region. It lies 12 km from Shopian town, 70 km (43 mi) south of Srinagar. It spread…

Limber Wildlife Sanctuary or Kazing Wildlife Sanctuary is situated in Limber in Baramulla district in Indian union territory of Jammu & Kashmir. It is located, near Baramulla city and Srinagar. It is the fourth national park in the state…

Mansar-Surinsar Wildlife sanctuary

Protected Area · Kashmir

Mansar-Surinsar Lakes Wildlife sanctuary is a wildlife sanctuary is situated in Mansar in Samba district in Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It is located 19 km from Samba town & 85 km from city of Jammu. It covers 3.5 square…

Overa-Aru Wildlife Sanctuary

Protected Area · Kashmir

The Overa-Aru Wildlife Sanctuary is a protected area in Aru Valley, Pahalgam near Anantnag city in Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir, India. It lies 46 km from Anantnag city, the district headquarter. It is on the periphery of the t…

Kazinag National Park is a national park in Baramulla city of the Baramulla district in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir notified under Wild Life Protection Act 1972. It is part of a proposal for a trans-Karakoram peace pa…

Rajparian Wildlife Sanctuary is a protected area located in Daksum, Forest Block, near Anantnag city in Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir, India. It lies 42 km from Anantnag city, the district headquarter, 85 kilometres (53 mi) sout…

Salim Ali National Park or City Forest National Park is a national park located in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. It covered an area of 9.07 km2. Notified in 1986, the name of the park commemorated the Indian ornithologist Salim Ali…

Tral Wildlife Sanctuary is a protected area in Tral town in the Pulwama district of the Indian Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It is located about 26 km from Pulwama town, the district headquarter and 44 km from Union Territory Cap…

3,888 m

Amarnath Temple

Temple · Kashmir

Amarnath Temple is a Hindu shrine located in the Pahalgam tehsil of Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir, India in the disputed Kashmir region. It is a cave situated at an altitude of 3,888 m (12,756 ft), about 72 km from Anantnag, the district headquarters, 141 km (88 mi) from Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, accessible via either Sonamarg or Pahalgam The cave, located in the Sind Valley, is surrounded by glaciers and snow-covered mountains and remains inaccesssible for most of the year, opening to pilgrims only for a brief period in summer. In 1989, pilgrims numbered between 12,000 and 30,000. In 2011, the number reached a peak of over 6.3 lakh (630,000). In 2018, it stood at 2.85 lakh (285,000). The annual pilgrimage season varies between 20 and 60 days. The Amarnath cave, abode of the Mahamaya Shakti Pitha, is one of the 51 Shakti Pithas, the temples of the Ind…

1,852 m

Shankaracharya Temple

Temple · Kashmir

Shankaracharya Temple or Jyeshteshwara Temple is a Hindu temple situated on top of the Zabarwan Range in Srinagar in the Kashmir Valley of the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, India. It is dedicated to Shiva. The temple is at a height of 1,000 feet (300 m) above the valley floor and overlooks the city of Srinagar. The temple is accessible via a road that emerges off Boulevard road near Gagribal. On festivals such as Herath, as Maha Shivaratri is known as in the region, the temple is visited by Kashmiri Hindus. The temple and adjacent land is a Monument of National Importance, centrally protected under the Archaeological Survey of India. Dharmarth Trust has managed the temple since the 19th century, along with others in the region. Karan Singh is the sole chairperson trustee.