About Jammu
Situated on the backdrop of the snow-capped Pir Panjal Mountains, the region of Jammu lies on the southern most part of the state of Jammu & Kashmir. Jammu has some of the India's beautiful and famous temples, thus people call it The city of Temples.
Jammu is broadly divisible into three zones determined by the terrain condition and the geo-climatic environment. The landscape here shows open scrubs that gradually thicken from low shrub to tall trees of acacias, rhododendrons, cacti.
History of Jammu
Jammu district derives its name from the city of Jammu which besides being the winter capital of the state, is known as the city of temples. It is believed that the city was originally founded by Raja Jamboo Lochan who lived in fourteenth century B.C. The Raja had gone out one day for hunting when he happened to witness a tiger and a goat drinking water from one and the same pond.
Tourism and Culture
- General Tourism
- Religious Places
- Fairs and Festivals
- Historic Places and Monuments
