About District Jammu is the most populous district in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir and is home to the winter capital Jammu of Jammu and Kashmir.
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The Raja had gone out one day for hunting when he happened to witness a tiger and a goat drinking water from one and the same pond. This extraordinary phenomenon set him thinking and he decided to build a city at this site so that the strong and weak could live together in peace and mutual tolerance.
Jammu is situated on a hillock, on the bank of river Tawi and is bound by Udhampur district in the north and northeast , Kathua district in the east and southeast, Pakistan Sialkote in west and Rajauri district and POK Bhimber in the northwest. Its skyline was once dotted with glittering spires of temples. These spikes are no longer visible as most of these are hidden behind multi storyed buildings. Jammu also serves as base camp for the holy shrine of Vaishno Devi. Jammu is also the Railhead of the state.
The temperature varies from cold in winter with minimum temperature touching even 0. Jammu District is spread over an area of Sq Kms and has a population of about This District is having a National Airport situated at Satwari.
A land of grand ancient temples, and beatiful palaces.
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