Cities in Jammu and Kashmir
Baltal, India
Baltal is a camping ground for pilgrims, 15 km north of Sonamarg on the Sind River at the base of Zojila pass in Jammu and Kashmir ( India ). This ... more
Srinagar, India
Dawn breaks softly over Srinagar, gilding the rooftops and mosque minarets in a misty gold as the city stirs to life. The scent of wood smoke mingles with dew, ... more
Srinagar Houseboat, India
There is a hush to the morning on Dal Lake, the mist curling low over water stilled by dawn, the distant snow-capped ridges brooding above Srinagar. You wake to... more
Sonamarg, India
Morning breaks gently over Sonamarg, sunlight tipping the snowy peaks of the Himalayas in blush-rose, and the air brims with pine and fresh earth. Villagers ... more
Gurez Valley, India
Morning light spills onto the undulating meadows of Gurez Valley, the air crisp, edged with the scent of pine and wild rhododendron. Snow-streaked peaks tower ... more
Jammu, India
Jammu wakes gently in cool Himalayan air: the rising sun gilds the Shivalik hills, and temple bells drift down narrow lanes. The city curves around the Tawi ... more
Katra, India
The first light washes over Katra with a gentle, expectant hush: shop shutters clack open, temple bells ring faintly in the distance, and the cool Himalayan air... more
Gulmarg, India
In Gulmarg, the morning air tastes crisp and clean, laced with an undercurrent of cedar and pine as mist uncurls between slopes mottled with wildflowers. As you... more
Pahalgam, India
Early morning in Pahalgam unfurls with cool, pine-scented air and the distant rush of the Lidder River, its waters glinting blue beneath honeyed shafts of ... more
Patnitop, India
Crisp mountain air greets you in Patnitop, where stately deodar and pine trees stand sentinel along winding trails, their needles crackling underfoot. Early ... more
Anantnag, India
Anantnag, is a city and a municipality in Anantnag in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. It is a large business and trading centre of the valley. Most of ... more
Turtuk, India
Turtuk is a city in Ladakh. A remote village of about 4,000 residents, inhabited by ethnic Muslims. Turtuk is on the edge of the Shayok Valley, in popular ... more
Tangtse, India
Tangtse village on Leh- Pangong Tso road. Tangtse lies on the valley floor through which the Harong stream flows. Surrounded by mountains, the village lies on ... more
Uleytokpo, India
Ulleytokpo in Ladakh is one of the well known trekking bases and camping in Ulleytokpo is considered one of the most beautiful experiences, amidst the snow ... more
Durbuk, India
Dawn breaks low over Durbuk, painting the cragged Ladakhi highlands in shards of gold and bone-chill blue. The air is thin here, sharpened by the whispers of ... more
Jispa, India
Dawn in Jispa shimmers off the Bhaga River, rippling silver light across pebble banks and dewy meadows. Himalayan air, wild and cold, carries the tang of pine ... more
Sarchu, India
Dawn shivers along the barren valley as the first rays wash the ochre-brown crags and the wind scours through the grasslands, carrying the tang of cold stone ... more
Sham Valley, India
Morning in Sham Valley arrives gentle and honeyed, sunlight spilling over stark ridges to warm poplar groves and barley fields so green they almost sing against... more
Zanskar, India
Zanskar is a subdistrict or tehsil of the Kargil district, which lies in the eastern half of the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. The Zanskar Range is a ... more
Nyoma, India
Nyoma Rap or Nyama is a town in Leh District, Jammu and Kashmir in northern India. There is an Advanced Landing Ground of Indian Airforce, which is proposed to ...
Shargol, India
Shargol is situated in Kargil tehsil and located in Kargil district of Jammu & kashmir. It is one of 66 villages in kargil Block along with villages like ...
Rangdum, India
Rangdum is in a valley situated 3,657 m (11,998 ft) above the sea level, in an isolated region of the Suru valley in the Ladakh region in the state of Jammu and... more
Tsokar, India
In the clear, rarefied air of Ladakh’s high plateau, Tso Kar glimmers—salt-white around the watery blue, ringing with utter stillness. At dawn there is the soft... more
Hanle, India
In Hanle, dawn spills over the bare, ancient mountains, painting the Changthang plateau in spectral pinks and blues. Thin, icy air carries the soft clatter of ... more
Pangong, India
At dawn, the air by Pangong Lake is sharp and glass-clear, carrying a silence as vast as the blue embrace of water and sky. The wind picks up gently, fluttering... more
Tso Moriri, India
In the pre-dawn hush, Tso Moriri shimmers with a cold, ethereal light, cupped by the stark embrace of the trans-Himalayan ranges. The air is thin, crisp, potent... more
Kargil, India
There is a hush to Kargil, a watching stillness that lingers above the roar of the Suru River. Dawn pours pale gold over rugged ridges and poplars, grazing the ... more
Leh, India
Early morning in Leh has a rarefied hush, the air crisp and almost sweet, mountain sunlight fanning across flat rooftops and whitewashed stupas. In the old city... more
Alchi, India
At sunrise, Alchi emerges quietly from the folds of valley mist, its silhouette bathed in the soft, golden spill of Himalayan light. The Indus drifts by in a ... more