Kishtwar National Park - 4 Things to Know Before Visiting

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About Kishtwar National Park

Kishtwar National Park is a national park located in the Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir, India. It is bounded to the north by Rinnay river, south by Kibar Nala catchment, east by main divide of Great Himalaya and west by Marwa river.

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Machail Mata  temple

Machail Mata temple

39.51km from Kishtwar National Park

Machail Mata is a Goddess Durga shrine popularly known as Machail Mata being located in the village Machail, from where it derives its name, in Kishtwar District of Jammu region in India. It may be noted that Goddess Durga is also known by the name Kaali or Chandi. Machailmata Sthan as the shrine is popularly known, has a landscape of unblemished beauty with hills, glaciers and tributaries of the Chenab River (Chadrabhaga). Paddar valley, nearby is famous for its world-famous sapphire mines.

Sinthan Top

Sinthan Top

44.88km from Kishtwar National Park

Sinthen top is a mountain pass, a popular tourist destination located between South Kashmir's Breng Valley (Sub-District Kokernag) in Anantnag district and Kishtwar in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. Most of the part lies on Kishtwar side.

Suru Valley

Suru Valley

51.64km from Kishtwar National Park

The suru valley is one of the most beautiful fertile valley of the region with its own unique culture and a rather recent addition for the tourism of jammu and Kashmir.

Kokernag

Kokernag

62.72km from Kishtwar National Park

A famous spring called “Kokernag” gushes out from the foot of the nearby hill covered with evergreen pine trees. A terraced garden and a Botanical garden with delicately maintained flower beds of different varieties and hues covered and protected with beautifully pruned evergreen shrubs and the existence of lofty and majestic chinars is an enchanting sight to be imbibed.

Mughal Garden Verinag

Mughal Garden Verinag

69.53km from Kishtwar National Park

This is a beautiful garden located in the heart of Kashmir which has a historical importance and also a major tourist attraction in Jammu.

Achabal Mughal gardens

Achabal Mughal gardens

71.91km from Kishtwar National Park

Achabal is an important tourist place about 9.1 km away from Anantnag. The place is notable for an ancient spring surrounded by a garden terraced and developed by the Mughals. The upper portion of the garden is called 'Bag-e-Begum Abad' developed by Malika Noor Jehan Begum in 1616 AD and renowned as Sahib Abad in which there is a Hamam (treasure of water) getting heat from a logical lamp.

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Jammu and Kashmir

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Famous for its lakes, gardens and mountains. With a long history of nations fighting with each other for their territorial ambitions in the region.

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