Pathankot

Pathankot , Punjab

Pathankot is a city which was the princely part of Punjab. The diverse and beautiful colours of Punjab converge with the royalty and grandeur of the bygone era to give you one of the most famous places in the country known as Pathankot. It is a meeting point of the three northern states of Punjab, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir and is located in such an ideal place that today it is one of the very important trading hubs in the Northen part of the country. A place that is abundantly blessed by the beauty of the Himalayas, this lies right in the base of Kangra and Dalhousie. This Pathankot is the perfect place of rest and stopover for all the people who are heading to the Himalayas for an adventurous holiday. Pathankot is the perfect amalgamation of a skyline of the Himalayas but rooted in the plains which make it one of the most prosperous cities in the country, as it has always been. This is a place which is surrounded by many trees and this is why today Pathankot is very famous for the timber that is found here. This place of the deciduous trees make it a perfect place for the diverse timber industry. India's foremost hydraulic research stations are situated at Malikpur which is 7 km from Pathankot, where various models of dams and irrigation canal are made. There are many ancient temples situated in this area which will be of great interest. The Nurpur fort and the Shahpurkandi fort are two places which should definitely be visited to understand the glory of the Rajputs that ruled this ancient and beautiful place.