Kokernag a famous place in South kashmir.
Kokernag Hill Station is a blend of all delicate components of natural beauty that attracts lakhs of tourists from every nook and corner of the world. This world-famous tourist resort is located at an altitude of 2012 meters from the sea level. If you tour Kokernag, it will reveal some of the other treasures of this popular tourist resort and once you enter the green valley of Kokernag, you will be given a warm welcome by the cool and fragrant air of the mountains, an air that brings with it the perfume of the blossoming flowers which you see all around this mesmerizing vale.
This famous Hill Station is popular for prestine forest water springs, botanical garden, rainbow trout farm and dense lush green forests. It is a sub District Town in District Anantang and is also known as Golden crown of Kashmir.
Here in Kokernag, an array of Springs gush out of the base of thickly covered forest hills from where the waters divide into channels, resembling the claw foot of a hen, hence its name has been kept as Kokernag in the local language is Kashmiri. This destination is quite famous for its gardens, its largest freshwater springs, and its trout-stocked streams. This place has been famous since medieval times and is mentioned in Ain Akbar that the water of Kokernag Spring satisfies both thirst and hunger and its water is considered as the best remedy for indigestion.
The most important fact about Kokernag a beautiful tourist resort is that it has Asia's biggest Trout Farm situated on the western side of the main garden that has become a key focus of visitors and Tourists. There is a famous spring called " Kokernag spring " that gushes out from the foot of nearby Hills caped with evergreen wonderful and attractive pine trees.
Kokernag Garden :
The famous Tourist resort has a terraced garden and, well, a botanical garden well maintained with a variety of flower beds as well evergreen shrubs. The Kokernag health resort is bestowed with big majestic Chinar trees that are an enchanting sight to be imbibed. The music of the running waters of streams gives a unique and soothing touch to the visitors and Tourists.
Kokernag a historic beautiful destination was developed during the tenure of well-known personality Bakshi Ghulam Mohmad Shahibb.
Kokernag weather :
Every year lakhs of domestic and foreign tourists visit this amazing health destination to enjoy its natural beauty and pleasant climate during summers. Proper rest houses and tourist Huts s are available at affordable rates for visitors but a huge tourist infrastructure for the convenience of tourists and visitors is the need of the hour to give a big boost to the economy as well as pave the way for livelihood for the local populace over there.
It an interesting to say that during winter season the entire area receives heavy snowfall and gets covered with a blanket of snow. It become a big hub of winter tourism in winters followed by winter festivals and other winter activities. The temperature in winter drops to minus degrees Celsius and it is very cold and chilly here during this season.
The maximum Temperature in kokernag hill station ranges between 13 to 29 degree Celsius during the months of summer. In winter season it drops below minus degree due to heavy snowfall and chilly winter.
Kokernag is also an excellent location for many tent sites. There are many tent campsites located in this small splendid hill station from where trekking can be done to the steep slopes of Daksum towards Sinthan Top located at an altitude of about 3784 meters from the sea level. Trekking is also done to other nearby areas of the places. These tent campsites are quite amazing and worth exploring. The provisions Tents and camps can easily be hired in nearby markets for these adventurous activities.
Kokernag Nearby Places to Visit :
As far as nearby Tourist places in Kokernag are concerned, there are many breathtaking and fascinating tourist places like Sinthantop, Daksum, Margan Top, Achabal, Duksum, Sinthantop, Pahalgam, Verinag, Aharbal etc. which are worth visiting. A heavy rush of domestic and international tourists is witnessed during the summer season at these tourist destinations who visit here to relax in the lap of mother nature.
Kokernag and its adjoining places witness heavy snowfall during the winter season and for the last few years, it has become one of the favorite winter tourist resorts for visitors in Jammu and Kashmir who visit here during this season to witness the snowfall.
Kokernag is a famous tourist destination also known for its enchanting Botanical Garden and also hosts one of the largest Trout Fish Hatchery in South Asia. The place is surrounded by many Hills and mountains which are covered with lush green coniferous forests.
The mountains like Margan Top and Sinthantop which are at a distance of about fifty kilometers from the Town of Kokernag are completely well connected with a motorable road. Many streams are passing together to form a famous River namely RIver Brinji. These mountains have also numerous must-see lakes namely Mawar Nag, Chuhar Nag, Shilsar Nag, Calcium Nag, etc because of such unique features, Kokernag is considered one of the best trekking destinations due to the presence of many high mountains and has tremendous potential for exploration for trekkers on an international level.
There is one more lesser-known destination nearby called Famber Valley which is quite amazing and blessed with natural beauty. This valley can also be reached only after trekking 5 to 6 kilometers from Sinthantop. Famber Valley hosts lush green meadows, and crystal clear waters and possesses fish in abundance. It is also famous for trekking and fishing.
Kokernag Trout Fish Hatchery:
Kokernag tourist resort is one of the most beautiful tourist locations famous for Trout Fish Hatchery which was set up by the J&K Fisheries Department in the year of 1980. This Trout Fish Hatchery with its channels is stocked with fish of different sizes and ages and is being looked after by the said department.
The production of trout fishes is being done here on a mass level and trout fishes are exported to the east in India and Bhutan. This Trout Fish Hatchery is surrounded by a Hall on its western side which is covered with dense forests and gives the place a spectacular look. Visitors especially visit this Hatchery and enjoy the serene environment here as well as see the glimpses of Trout Fishes in their natural environment simultaneously.
Kokernag Botanical Garden :
The Botanical Gardens of Kokernag is also quite fascinating and known for its pleasure garden due to its pristine beauty and scenic locations. The whole area of the garden is expanded over an area of 26 hectares of land and is adorned with lush foliage including ornamental plants, tropical plants, trees, roses, and shrubs as well as one lacking varieties of diverse flora in this pleasure garden.
Kokernag Anantang Distance
Kokernag is situated at a Distance of about 22 kilometers from District Headquarters Anantnag Kashmir on the right side of the Anantnag- Kishtwar Highway. Visitors who wish to visit here can most comfortably and easily reach Kokernag by boarding a bus, hiring a taxi, car, Sumo, etc from Anantnag Town. It will take less than an hour to reach here.
Kokernag Srinagar Distance :
This famous Tourist Destination is around 83 kilometers away from Srinagar City and can take about two hours to reach here from Srinagar by easily available transport system from Srinagar City on nominal rates. It is about 247 kilometers distance from Jammu city.
Kokernag Hotels & Guests Houses :
Tourists visiting Kokernag can easily have night stays in private guest rooms, huts, hotels, etc. There is also one top-class Hotel which is managed by Jammu and Kashmir Tourist Corporation(JKTDC) at affordable prices. Tourists and traverls can easily stay here for nights and there is also a small market near this hill station where one can purchase essential items of life.
Frequently Asked Questions :
What is special about Kokernag Spring
The untold story of Kokernag Spring goes back to ancient times and there are different opinions about its existence. According to a famous legend, it is believed that a famous Saint namely Gushwami visited here from some unknown destination along with a bucket. After meditation, he rested and put the bucket just beside him. Then some women came from nearby densely forest areas in search of water for their livelihood but after a thorough search, the women folk could not find water anywhere there. The women went near the bucket where the saint was fast asleep and so they opened the lid of the bucket and they found a snake instead of water inside the bucket. The bucket crawled out of the bucket and soon after it took the form of a chicken which is called a Koker in the local Kashmiri language. It started digging the earth with its paws and at all such places where it dug, water emerged out from the soil which soon took the shape of a beautiful spring. This whole incident happened in the dream of the saint Gushwami while he was sleeping. The legends held that this gushing out of water stopped as soon as he woke up from his deep sleep otherwise the whole area would have been flooded and this is how the existence of Kokernag Spring took place.
Conclude :
The famous Urdu Poet Alamie Iqbal has said in his books that if there is Paradise anywhere in the universe it is only here in Kashmir. Everyone in his life should at least once in his lifetime Visit Kashmir including this amazing and mesmerizing tourist spot Kokernag Asia's largest trout-producing farm to enjoy the natural beauty. if this tourist resort is developed fully with adequate tourist infrastructure, it can become one of the must-see places for people visiting Kashmir every year globally and domestically.
Kokernag Tourist spot is emerging as big hotspots in south Kashmir's Anantnag District that witnessed a surge in tourists in recent few years.
According to the details available 21,391 tourists visited the area from January 1 to January 31 in 2024.
About 6514 tourists visited Kokernag while 14,877 visited Daksum and Sinthan Top. It includes a big number of global tourists as well. As the summer season has now started we expect a record number of tourists this year at this place (updated 2/6/2024).
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Wonderful place
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