Land :
Jammu and Kashmir have several valleys such as the Kashmir Valley, Tawi Valley, Chenab Valley, Poonch Valley, Sind Valley and Lidder Valley. The main Kashmir valley is 100 km wide. The Himalayas divide the Kashmir valley from Ladakh while the Pir Panjal range. Which encloses the valley from the west and the south, separates it from the Great Plains of northern India. Along the northeastern flank of the Valley runs the main range of the Himalayas. This densely settled and beautiful valley has an average height of 1850 metres above sea-level but the surrounding Pir Panjal range has an average elevation of 5000 metres.
Fact of Jammu & Kashmir
Area : 2,22,236 square km.
Population : 77,18,700 (aprox).
Capital : Srinagar (summer) and Jammu (winter).
Language : Urdu, Kashmiri, Hindi, Dogri, Pahari, Ladakhi and English
Altitude : 1850 m. to 5000 m.
Ethic Race : Aryans, Tibet - Mangole
Rainfall : 40 to 650 mm
Temprature :
Summer : 40° C (Maximum) and 5° C (Minimum)
Winter : 0° C (Maximum) and -20° C (Minimum)
Best Time to Visit : November to February and May to August.
