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Unexplored Sarthal Valley Kathua paradise on earth.
Kathua District is situated in Jammu Province in the Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir, India. It shoulders the border with Punjab and Himachal Pradesh. It is believed that Jodh Singh, a Rajput of the Andotra clan migrated from Hastinapur to Kathua nearly 2000 years ago and settled here. The 3 hamlets of Taraf Tajwal, Taraf Manjali, and Taraf Bajwal were by the same account established by his Three sons namely Teju, Kindal, and Bhaju. Therefore tracing their ancestry to these three groups now known as Tajwalia, Bhajwalia, and Khanwalia Rajputs of the Andotra sub caste respectively. The three hamlets were loosely called as Kathai in earlier times which later on with time came to be called Kathua.
It is also pertinent to mention here that many places commemorate a visit to Kathua by Pandavas. Lord Krishna is said to have come to this area to get back from Jamabant, the same diamond that is known as Kohi-i-- Noor, part of the crown Jewels of the United Kingdom.
Kathua is also called as city of Sufis and saints owing to the presence of a large number of religious shrines. It is also believed that the word Kathua is derived from the name of a famous saint Rishi Kashyap who disguised himself as a Tortoise (Kashwa) for strong meditation and with time, it became Kathua.
As far as the tourism potential of District Kathua is concerned, it has tremendous potential and is naturally blessed with breathtaking picturesque and scenic tourist destinations where a large of domestic as well as global Tourists visit every year to spend their leisure time and enjoy the lap of nature. The mostly Visited destinations and religious sites in the District are Sukrala Mata Temple, Ranjit Sagar Dam, Mata Bala Sundari, Duggan Valley, Purthu Beach,( Mini Goa), Banjal Garden of Natural Flowers, Chandel Valley, Airwan Temple, Gurdwara Singh Sabha, Narsingh Ji Temple, Sarthal and Bani Valleys, Dhoula Wali Mata (Religious center ), etc. So far as accommodation for tourists and travelers is concerned there are top-class hotels, restaurants, Inns, Guest Houses, etc available in the District Headquarters Kathua.
Today in this blog I am going to write about an amazing and extremely beautiful but unexplored tourist destination called Sarthal Valley of District Kathua and hope whenever you plan a trip to Jammu and Kashmir will surely visit this Sarthal Valley to enjoy its scenic beauty along with pleasent weather in the summer season. Every year large number of Tourists and travelers visit these tourist places with great enthusiasm and explore the unseen beauty of these places by spending quality time over there.
Sarthal Valley Distance :
Sarthal Valley is a paradise on earth because It is an amazing, Natural, and beautiful tourist location blessed with breathtaking natural and virgin beauty. It is situated in District Kathua in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, India on Bani Bhaderwah Road about 28 kilometers away from Tehsil Headquarter Bani and is also easily approachable from the other side of Bhadewah with a distance of 50 kilometers. Transport facilities like cabs, taxis, buses, etc are conveniently available from Jammu, Kathua, and Bhaderwah for the destination.
This Tourist destination is surrounded by mountains on all sides and members of Gujjar Community mostly live there for six months before migrating to the lowlands of Kathua during the winter season. This area remains mostly covered by snow for about six months. It is quite suitable and convenient to visit this area mostly during the Summer season. The place has historical importance as this beautiful Tourist valley is covered from all sides with beautiful forests and mountains that give the place an amazing outlook.
The place has one more significance as 7 rivers flow in this beautiful valley which once was called "sat sar" meaning 7 rivers and gradually this name was changed to present "Sarthal" which makes the destination scenic, picturesque and most fascinating from tourist's point view.
The amazing destination has remained as favorite destination of Maharajas of Jammu and Kashmir during their rule in J&K and they often used to visit this place to enjoy the climate and natural beauty. This amazing tourist village has one more importance from every side of the destination, there flows a river that adds one more feather to its beauty.
The most common Flora of this area are Primula denticulata, Bergenia, Ciliata, Gentian, Sinopodophyllum, hexadrum, Barbaria intermedia, Potentilla slerilis, Anaphathris Busua and Roglaria amplexocallis etc.
Sarthal Valley Climate :
Many rivers namely Sewa, Ravi, and Wujin originate from the hills of Sarthal all of which are covered with riverine Forests.
Every year a large number of Tourists visit this amazing and beautiful valley to enjoy its cool climate of summer as the temperature remains here below three two degrees Celsius. They enjoy its scenic beauty and visit her on vacations. International Quality honey is being produced over here by the people of the area as well as by the Government that is famous globally and has a big demand in the market.
Sarthal Valley Hotels :
There are proper provisions of suitable accommodation for tourists like a Tourist Reception Center and easily available rooms at affordable rates in nearby villages as well Camping facilities for tourists are also easily available here
Sarthal Valley nearby places to Visit :
Other beautiful tourist locations near this scenic tourist valley worth visiting are Dinbehal, Duglidhar, Vasak Chala, Heu Nala, Khori Nala, and Thali Nala. Tourists and visitors who visit Sarthal Valley also prefer to visit these adjoining Tourist places with great fervor and enthusiasm. These places are no less than paradise on the earth.
Conclusion :
It has been generally observed that there are a lot of unseen & unexplored Tourist resorts in Jammu Province including Sarthal Valley which has tremendous tourist potential and is worth visiting but it is still unexplored or undeveloped which is a matter of concern.
The government of Jammu and Kashmir has started taking a keen interest in developing these unseen tourist resorts like Sarthal Valley and its other associated scenic spots with suitable climates with adequate tourist infrastructure and soon it will become one of the most visited tourist places in the country. This
may also prove beneficial for the people of J&K and as well improve the economy of the Union Terrorism. Tremendous work in developing unexplored tourist places has been done for the last few years and the work is still on in this direction every year tremendous rush of global and domestic tourists increases throughout the year.
Let's hope the concerned Department develops all such unseen hilly tourist resorts in J&K fully with adequate Tourism infrastructure and some tangible steps have already been taken in the last few years on a war footing in this direction by the administration of J&K to explore and develop them on the fast track so that employment generation avenues for educated unemployed youth are created to make them self reliant for making their honorable living. This will generate employment avenues for unemployed youth and boost the economy as Tourism is considered the backbone of the economy of J&K.
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