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Nestled against
the backdrop of the snow-capped Pir Panjal Mountains, the
region of Jammu constitutes the southernmost unit of the state
of Jammu & Kashmir. Mountain range surrounding Jammu It forms
part of the transition between the Himalayan range in the
north and the dusty plains of Punjab in the south.
Between these two extremities lie a series of scrub-covered
hills, forested mountain ranges and river valleys,
encompassing several microclimatic regions that extend from
Kishtawar in the north-east to Akhnoor in the south-west, and
the historic town of Poonch in the north-west to the borders
of Kangra (H P) in the south-east. The Shivalik hills cut
across the area from the east to the west while the rivers
Ravi, Tawi and Chenab cut their way through the region. |
