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Beautiful Places to visit in Poonch

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Beautiful Places to visit in Poonch Poonch district is one of the 20 districts of Jammu and Kashmir UT. It is flanked by the district of Baramulla and Pulwama of Kashmir valley in the north-east, POK in the north-West and by the Rajouri in the South. Poonch is known as Kashmir-e-Sageer (Mini Kashmir) due to its similarity in respect of natural beauty, climatic conditions and geographical aspects with Kashmir. It is located on the southern slope, valley and glens of the Pir Panjal range which divides Kashmir Valley from Jammu Province in the southern and south-western side. If the world famous resorts like Gulmarg, Yusmarg, Aharbal Fall are located on the northern slope of Pir Panjal, then the most beautiful natural spots like Sawjian, Loran, Valley of Seven Lakes, Snow Caped Peaks, Meadows, Dhoks with colorful Tribal life are situated in the southern slopes of Poonch. These places are connected with each other through important passes like Nurpur Pass, Jamia Pass, Choti Gali Pass and P...

Buddha Amarnath

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Buddha Amarnath      Swami Buddha Amarnath Ji Mandir or Chattani Baba Amarnath temple is situated in  Pir Panjal Region in the Rajpura village of Mandi , which is 25 kms away from the district headquarters of Poonch  in the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It is situated 4,600 ft above the sea level. This sacred place is located on the confluence of two gushing streams namely Nallah Gagri and Pulast Nadi which magnify the beauty of this temple. This temple is surrounded by snow bounded lofty peaks, thick belt of fur forests, lush green pastures and crystal clear streams. The climate of this attractive and charming spot is very pleasant and cool. The original Mandir has been constructed out of one big stone. There are four doors in the Mandir on the northern, southern, eastern and western sides which indicates that the doors of this shrine are open for all the four varnas. There is a natural Shivlinga of white stone (chakmak) inside the Mandir. A nu...