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[[Akhnoor]] town is situated at 28 km southwest of [[Jammu]] in the foothills of the pir panjal range on the right bank of the River Chenab in Jammu and Kashmir state of India. | [[Akhnoor]] town is situated at 28 km southwest of [[Jammu]] in the foothills of the pir panjal range on the right bank of the River Chenab in Jammu and Kashmir state of India. By the time the the Chenab has reached Akhnoor it has traveled in a serpentine manner for hundereds of kilometers through Himachal Pradesh and the Pir Panjal range. | ||
As a resident of Jammu city I have made the trip to Akhnoor town many times, yet I find it's never a boring trip. High in the hills above Akhnoor, just below Jammu City, there is a vantage point at the river's side where a beautiful view of the valley in which Akhnoor is situated can be had. On my trips I often stop here to gaze and reflect on the beautiful panoramic vista of the valley stretched out below. In the distance you can make out Akhnoor town, the [[Jia Pota Temple]], a Gurdwara and an old Rajput Fort, it's always a breath taking sight. | |||
From this vantage point on our trip down the river valley we come next to an old fort high on a hill overlooking the river. The Fort was started in 1762 at the behest of the area's former Rajput Raja Tegh Singh who was never to see the fort completed. His son the next Raja Alam Singh completed the fort in 1802 in the days before the area came under the sway of [[Maharaja Ranjit Singh]]. On the eastern side of this ancient citadel there are steps leading down the hillside to the river. The steps, though more than 200 years old, are still usable with most of them being in good condition. | |||
[[Jia Pota Temple]] | Situated near the fort is the [[Jia Pota Temple]] . Near here a sikh saint—Sant Sunder Singh ji Alibegh bale of Mirpur (POK) meditated near the bank of the [[Chenab]]. In his memory a beautiful [[Gurdwara]], has been constructed, here at the side of the Chenab, by the [[Sikh]] [[Sangat]] of Jammu. The Gurdwara is known as [[Gurdwara Tapo Asthan Sant Baba Sunder Singh Jii Alibegh]]. Below this we come to [[Akhnoor]] town the destination of our trip from [[Jammu City]]. | ||
[[Category:Towns]] | [[Category:Towns]] | ||
Revision as of 14:57, 19 January 2008
Akhnoor town is situated at 28 km southwest of Jammu in the foothills of the pir panjal range on the right bank of the River Chenab in Jammu and Kashmir state of India. By the time the the Chenab has reached Akhnoor it has traveled in a serpentine manner for hundereds of kilometers through Himachal Pradesh and the Pir Panjal range.
As a resident of Jammu city I have made the trip to Akhnoor town many times, yet I find it's never a boring trip. High in the hills above Akhnoor, just below Jammu City, there is a vantage point at the river's side where a beautiful view of the valley in which Akhnoor is situated can be had. On my trips I often stop here to gaze and reflect on the beautiful panoramic vista of the valley stretched out below. In the distance you can make out Akhnoor town, the Jia Pota Temple, a Gurdwara and an old Rajput Fort, it's always a breath taking sight.
From this vantage point on our trip down the river valley we come next to an old fort high on a hill overlooking the river. The Fort was started in 1762 at the behest of the area's former Rajput Raja Tegh Singh who was never to see the fort completed. His son the next Raja Alam Singh completed the fort in 1802 in the days before the area came under the sway of Maharaja Ranjit Singh. On the eastern side of this ancient citadel there are steps leading down the hillside to the river. The steps, though more than 200 years old, are still usable with most of them being in good condition.
Situated near the fort is the Jia Pota Temple . Near here a sikh saint—Sant Sunder Singh ji Alibegh bale of Mirpur (POK) meditated near the bank of the Chenab. In his memory a beautiful Gurdwara, has been constructed, here at the side of the Chenab, by the Sikh Sangat of Jammu. The Gurdwara is known as Gurdwara Tapo Asthan Sant Baba Sunder Singh Jii Alibegh. Below this we come to Akhnoor town the destination of our trip from Jammu City.
