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Nestled against the backdrop of the snow-capped Pir Panjal
Mountains, the region of Jammu constitutes the southernmost unit of the state
of Jammu & Kashmir. Mountain range surrounding Jammu It forms part of the
transition between the Himalayan range in the north and the dusty plains of
Punjab in the south.
Between these two extremities lie a series of scrub-covered hills, forested
mountain ranges and river valleys, encompassing several microclimatic regions
that extend from Kishtawar in the north-east to Akhnoor in the south-west, and
the historic town of Poonch in the north-west to the borders of Kangra (H P)
in the south-east. The Shivalik hills cut across the area from the east to the
west while the rivers Ravi, Tawi and Chenab cut their way through the region.
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