Pathankot Tourism, Punjab India
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Pathankot Fast Facts
- State: Punjab
- District: Gurdaspur
- Famous for/as: Heritage,Temple,Dam
- Population: 159,909
- Altitude: 331 m
- Language: Punjabi, Hindi, English
- Best Season: Throughout the year
- Weather: Summer 21 to 43°C, Winter 5 to 24°C
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- Local Transport:
- Pincode: 145001
- STDCode: 0186
Pathankot Info
Tourist Information Centres in and around Pathankot
Pathankot Tourist Information Centre
Opposite Railway Station,
Pathankot Punjab
Tel no: 91-186-2220316.
Gulmohar Tourist Bungalow,
Shimla Pahari, Pathankot
Tel no: 0186-2220292, 2227101, 2826500
Coral Tourist Complex,
Pathankot-Jammu National Highway Madhopur
Tel: 01870-257241, 257242
Pathankot, India Overview
Pathankot is a municipal corporation in the Indian state of Punjab, and serves as the headquarter of the Pathankot district. Prior to 1849, it was a part of Nurpur, India. It is a meeting point of the three northern states of Punjab, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir. Due to its ideal location, Pathankot serves as a travel hub for the three northerly states. Pathankot is the fifth largest city in the state of Punjab in terms of population. It is the last city in Punjab on the national highway that connects Jammu and Kashmir with India. Situated in the foothills of Kangra and Dalhousie, with the river Chakki flowing close by, the city is often used as a rest-stop before heading into the mountains of Jammu and Kashmir, Dalhousie, Chamba, and Kangra, deep into the Himalayas.
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Pathankot, India History
Pathankot was the capital of Nurpur, a princely state, ruled by the Pathania Rajputs. In Mughal records it was known as Paithan, an abbreviation of Pratishthan from which the Pathania Rajputs derive their name. It was an ancient traditional custom of the Rajputs for the king, almost in all instances, to take his name from the name of the country where he exercised his dominion. The capital was shifted from Pathankot to Dhameri Nurpur in the time of Raja Basu Dev 1580/1613.