General Info.:
Area 20.36sq. kms
Altitude 305 metres
Population 2,23,361 ( 1981 census)
Languages Dogri, Hindi, Punjabi , Urdu and English
Best season September to April
Rainfall 107 cms (July to September).
Temperature:
Summer: Max. 43.0, Min. 23.4
Winter : Max. 26.2, Min. 4.3
Clothing:
Summer : Light cottons
Winter : Woollens
How to get there: Indian Airlines operates scheduled
services from Jammu to Delhi - and Srinagar/ Leh. Jammu
airport is 8 kms from the city centre. ModiLuft also
operates services between Jammu- Delhi and Jammu - Srinagar.
Rail Jammu Tawi is an important railhead of the
Norther Railways serving the Jammu and Kashmir State.
The trains operating to/from Jammu are : Malwa Express,
Super Fast, Jammu Mail, Jammu Express, Shalimar Express,
Sealdah Express, Jhelum Exoress, Himgiri Express, Himsagar
Express Lohit Express, Sarwodaya Express, Happa Express,
Navyug Express, Gorakhpur Express, Barauni Express,
Madras Express, Rajdhani Express and Ferozpur Express.
Road Jammu falls on Natinoal Highway 1-A and
is connected by national highway network to all parts
of the country. Some important road distances are :
Amritsar - 243 kms, Chandigarh - 436 kms , Delhi - 586
kms., Katra - 48 kms, Srinagar - 305 kms, Manali - 428
kms, Patnitop - 112 kms. Mansar - 60 kms.
Tucked away in the foothills of the Himalayas, with
the picturesque river Tawi flowing alongside, stands
the land that Raja Jambu Lochan discovered one day while
he was hunting. Legend has it that he suddenly came
upon a clearing where he saw a sight that left him speechless.
A tiger and a goat stood side by side drinking water
from the same place in the Tawi river. He was so struck
by this unsual sight that he decided to build a city
on this soil where no-living creature seemed to bear
enmity towards each other.
Today, as if in testimony, the city of Jammu is popularly
known as the "City of Temeples". Innumerable
temples and shrines with glittering "Shikhars"
soar into the sky, like caretakers of the city, creating
the ambience of a truly holy city.
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