Things to do in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir
Pahalgam or Pahalgom is a town in Anantnag district of the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It is located on the banks of Lidder River at an altitude of 2,200 m in the Vale of Kashmir.
10 places to visit in and around Pahalgam, best known first. Tap a place for directions, or let Turkart turn them into a day-by-day plan.
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- 1Overa-Aru Wildlife Sanctuary
The Overa-Aru Wildlife Sanctuary is a protected area in Aru Valley, Pahalgam near Anantnag city in Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir, India. It lies 46 km from Anantnag city, the district headquarter.
- 2Mamal Temple
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 of 2,200 metres.
- 32002 Amarnath pilgrimage massacre
On 30 July and 6 August 2002, in the month of Shraavana, 11 people were killed and 30 injured in a terror attack by Islamic extremists from Lashkar-e-Taiba's front group of al-Mansuriyan, on Nunwan base camp at Pahalgam of the Amarnath Hindu pilgrimage to…
- 4Tral Wildlife Sanctuary
Tral Wildlife Sanctuary is a protected area in Tral town in the Pulwama district of the Indian Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It is located about 26 km from Pulwama town, the district headquarter and 44 km from Union Territory Capital Srinagar.
- 5Gufkral
Gufkral is a site inhabited by potters who utilize the caves. Caves and archeological site are located at Banmir village in the Tral Tehsil of the Pulwama District, in the Kashmir Valley of Jammu and Kashmir, India.
- 6Tulian Lake
Tulian Lake or Tulian Sar is an alpine lake located, near Anantnag-Pahalgam in Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir, India. It lies at an altitude of 3,684 metres above sea level, 16 kilometres southwest from Pahalgam and 11 kilometres from Baisaran.
- 7Sheshnag Lake
Sheshnag Lake is an alpine high elevation oligotrophic lake located in Amarnath in the Anantnag district of Kashmir Valley in Jammu and Kashmir, India at an elevation of 3590 meters.
- 8Mount Kolahoi
Kolahoi Peak is a mountain with peak elevation of 5,425 metres located in Lidder Valley, Jammu and Kashmir. Kolahoi Peak is easily accessible through Aru Pahalgam.
- 9Tarsar Lake
The Tarsar Lake or Tar Sar is an almond-shaped, oligotrophic alpine lake situated in the Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir in India. On its west side lies Dachigam National Park, and on its south side lies Tral.
- 10Marsar Lake
The Marsar Lake is an oligotrophic alpine lake located in Srinagar district in Jammu and Kashmir, India in the disputed Kashmir region. It is located within Dachigam National Park, and is close to the Aru valley.