Pahalgam (Urdu pronunciation:[pɛhɛlɡaːm]), known as Pahalgom (Kashmiri pronunciation:[pəhəlʲɡoːm]; lit.'village of shepherds' in Kashmiri)[3] is a town and a notified area committee, near Anantnag city in the Anantnag district of the Indian-administered union territory of Jammu and Kashmir.[4][5][6][7][8] It is a popular tourist destination and hill station. Its lush green meadows and pristine waters attract thousands of tourists from all over the world each year.[9] It is located 45 kilometres (28 mi) from Anantnag on the banks of Lidder River at an altitude of 7,200 feet (2,200 m). Pahalgam is the headquarters of one of the eleven tehsils of Anantnag district.
Pahalgam is associated with the annual pilgrimage to the shrine Amarnath Yatra. Chandanwari, located 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) from Pahalgam. The town is the starting point of the yatra that takes place every year in the months of July–August, receiving hundreds of thousands of tourists. Because of its religious significance and role as a base camp, the town attracts 70% of visitors to the valley.[10] This flood of tourists overwhelms some of the local infrastructure, especially waste management in the town.[10]
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Pahalgam (Urdu pronunciation: [pɛhɛlɡaːm]), known as Pahalgom (Kashmiri pronunciation: [pəhəlʲɡoːm]; lit. 'village of shepherds' in Kashmiri) is a town...
Pahalgam Assembly constituency is one of the 90 constituencies in the Legislative Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir, a northern Union Territory of India. Pahalgam...
Amarnath Temple is a Hindu shrine located in the Pahalgam tehsil of the Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir, India. It is a cave situated at an altitude...
3 mi) from Pahalgam in the Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir. The Valley is towards northeast of Pahalgam and falls between Pahalgam and Chandanwadi...
is situated on the track leading to the Amarnath cave, about 23 km from Pahalgam. It has a maximum length of 1.1 km and maximum width of 0.7 km. In ancient...
width of 3 km. The Lidder Valley is situated within the jurisdiction of Pahalgam tehsil, of Anantnag district. It is bordered by Kashmir Valley to the west...
census, Anantnag district comprised: Anantnag, Bijbehara, Dooru, Kokernag, Pahalgam, and Shangus tehsils. The district consisted of seven blocks: Breng, Shangus...
are Srinagar, with its renowned Dal Lake and Mughal Gardens, Gulmarg, Pahalgam, Bhaderwah, Patnitop and Jammu. Every year, thousands of Hindu pilgrims...
also come for a holiday. They travel together to Gulmarg, Khilanmarg and Pahalgam. The judge has given death sentence to many convicts in a career spanning...
Tulian Lake is an alpine lake located near Pahalgam in Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir, India. It lies at an altitude of 3,684 metres (12,087 ft)...
Mamal Temple or Mamaleshwar Temple is a Hindu temple located in Pahalgam town in Kashmir Valley. It is situated on the banks of Lidder River at an elevation...
which it got its name. It covers 30 kilometres (19 mi) before reaching Pahalgam where it joins the major tributary of the East Lidder from Sheshnag Lake...
protection organisation, Green Pahalgam. Later he was also nominated as the Chairman of the Municipal Council of Pahalgam by the government of Jammu and...
Valley, Jammu and Kashmir. Kolahoi Peak is easily accessible through Aru Pahalgam. The mountain is the highest mountain in Kashmir Division. Kolahoi Peak...
district in Jammu and Kashmir, India. It is close to the Aru valley in Pahalgam. The lake is separated by a mountain with a minimum peak elevation of 4...
Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly representing the constituency of Pahalgam. He is the only son of Ghulam Rasool Wani, Engineer-turned-politician,...
scenes in Kashmir and also shot two songs there in picturesque locations in Pahalgam, becoming the first film Tamil unit after a decade to film portions there...
Srinagar, where she lost to incumbent member Omar Abdullah. She won the Pahalgam seat in the state assembly from South Kashmir, defeating Rafi Ahmed Mir...
organizations like President at Pahalgam Hotel and Guest House Association, Pahalgam Travel and Tour Operators Union, Pahalgam Tent Union, and Adventure Tour...
Ghazi was also reportedly involved in the kidnapping of 6 foreigners in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir in 1995. In August 2003, Ghazi Baba was killed in operation...
tourists and their two guides were kidnapped in the Liddarwat area of Pahalgam in the Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir, India on 4 July 1995 by...
2013 Parking at stage 1 of Thajiwas Glacier, 3 km from Sonmarg Dal Lake Pahalgam Aharbal Gangabal Kokernag Dachigam National Park Verinag Indira Gandhi...
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