The abundant features of adventure, pilgrimage, spiritual, pharma, health and art create it a major tourist destination. The hills, scenic beauty, valleys, and the plantation gives the terrain additional benefits, which soothes the visitor completely.

Jammu has Temples, gardens, palaces, forts, religious attractions and a variety of topography features. The most popular site is Mata Vaishno Devi Mandir.

Kashmir has valleys, meadows, lakes, high altitude passes, hills, mountain ranges, Hill stations, Mughal Gardens, Dal Lake, Shikara Ride & ancient religious sites with the magnificent Amarnath Cave. There are 11 mountain ranges in Jammu and Kashmir territory in total, all of which have great heights and steep slopes.

The most beautiful men & women are from the region. Traditional attires of the people and regular dressing styles are followed deliberately, owing to the physical requirements of the region. Generally, the region is cold and is snow-covered most of the time of the year. The languages spoken are Kashmiri & Urdu, while the majority of the Jammu population speak Dogri, Gojri, Pahadi, Kashmiri, Hindi, Punjabi & Urdu.

The world quality products of the region are carpets, Apples, Mangoes, Rice, Wheat, Barley, Cherry, Apricot, Mulberry, Watermelon, Guava etc. The region is known for the quality of fruit production and harvesting in the region. Nandru, Kadam, Kasrod are some of the main regional fruits with some dry fruits like Walnuts, Almonds, raisins etc.

Hangul is the animal of the area and Black-necked Crane is the bird. Chinar is the tree of the area while lotus is referred to as the flower of the territory. Also, the valley of Kashmir is the sole producer of saffron in the Indian subcontinent.

Major Religious Composition of the territory is not yet extracted because of the recent creation of the territory, Though Jammu is considered as a Hindu dominant region and Kashmir with a major population of Muslims.

The area has a rich historic culture, with many invaders and rulers over some time. This can be analysed from the inscriptions and remains from the area from the civilizations of Harappa, Maurya Dynasty, Guptas period and also at the time of 19th century with British rule of the subcontinent and local Raja, Hari Singh who signed the Instrument of Accession to join the subcontinent after taking much of the precious time of our Home minister at that time and his subordinate, namely Sardar Patel and V.P Menon respectively, as a territory.

Special mention of the state in the constitution of India was made in article 370, with special status, a separate constitution, state flag other than the Tricolor of the country & decisive and administrative power in the state matters. But with the passing of the new bill, all statehood benefits of the nation were disbarred and the state was further bifurcated into 2 territories namely, Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh.

A new chapter in the history of Jammu & Kashmir was added on 6th August 2019, when the Government of India removed Article 370 and consequently, the special status of Jammu & Kashmir was taken back. With that it imposed the Jammu & Kashmir Reorganisation Act, thus creating Union Territories - Jammu & Kashmir & Ladakh.

Major Festivals of the region are.

• Lohri
• Rama Navami
• Tulip Festival
• Baisakhi
• Hemis Festival
• Eid Al Adha and Eid Ul Fitr
• Shikara Festival
• Sindhu Darshan
• Gurez

Wildlife Sanctuary

• Dachigam National Park
• Gulmarg Biosphere Reserve
• Hemis High Altitude Wildlife Sanctuary
• Kishtwar High Altitude National Park
• Overa National Park
• Kazinag National Park
• Achabal Wildlife Sanctuary
• Hirpora Wildlife Sanctuary

The most famous meals of the area are Wazwan, the Dogri dishes like Ambal, Kulthi ki Dal, Khatta Meat, Dal Patt, Maa da Madra, and Auraiya etc. Kasrod, Jimikand, Girgle, Tyaoo & Seyoo are popular pickles, which is a taste enhancer for the locals, and thus is used in every time’s meal. Chocolate Barfi, Patista & Sund Panjeeri are some desserts. Some traditional Dance styles include Dumhal, Kud, Bhand Pather, Rouf, Hafiza & Bacha Nagma while the traditional Music is Chakri, Henzae, Ladishah, Rouf, Hindustani Classical & Sufiana Kalam.

Pheran & Poots, is worn and styled by men and women, with Mughal style turbans, headgear, taranga belt & coloured scarf. Some of the attire qualities are inspired by Afghan and other central Asian countries. Pashmina is one of the many specialities of the region. Several pieces of clothes are made out of it and are feasible because of the high altitude region, and some minus temperature of the area all year long.

The state is an amalgamation of various religious attributes and thus have major pilgrimage centres for all major populations. Some of them are,

Major Hindu Pilgrimage Places

• Vaishnodevi
• Amarnath Cave
• Raghunath Temple
• Shankaracharya Temple
• Sudh Mahadev
• Avantipur Temple
• Babor Temple
• Bahu Fort & Temple
• Peer Kho Temple

Major Muslim Pilgrimage Places

• Peer Mitha
• Peer Budhan Ali Shah or Peer Baba
• Charar-e-sharif
• Hazratbal mosque
• Khanqah-e-moulah
• Takht-e-Suleiman

Major Sikh Pilgrimage Places

• Gurudwara Shri Guru Nanak Dev Ji (Jammu)
• Nangli Sahib Gurudwara (Poonch)
• Chhatti Padshahi Gurudwara (Srinagar)

Some Hill Stations of the area are.

• Srinagar
• Pahalgam
• Sonmarg
• Gulmarg
• Yusmarg
• Patnitop
• Kishtwar
• Aru

Resources and Power

The union territory has restricted mineral and fuel resources, much of which is focused within the Jammu region. Though some deposits of bauxite and gypsum are found in the town of Udhampur. But the majority of the resources include limestone, coal, zinc, and copper.

Agriculture

Thanks to a superb climate for farming and gardening. The greenery, the pines, the floriculture and especially the fruits in general apples are the best in town. The region is known for these beautiful harvests.

Manufacturing

Metalware, precision instruments, sports equipment, furniture, matches, and resin and turpentine are the most important manufactures of Jammu and Kashmir, with the majority of the union territory’s producing activity settled in Srinagar.

Tourism

Although facilities for guests to Jammu and Kashmir have improved significantly since the late twentieth century, the union territory’s potential within the traveller sector has remained typically untapped. The historical and spiritual sites destinations also have an advantage for adventure lovers and the snow-sports centre at Gulmarg within the Pir Panjal range. The territory also has several lakes and rivers, which allow boating in the region.

Silk Textile

The most ancient industries, the region produces silk-goods which are famous all over the globe for quality, col­our and shades. There is historical evidence that proves that silk materials were used for Persian, Greeks and Roman empires, in exports. The Mughals were the great admirers of silk from the region. They patronized this trade within the valley of Kashmir and contributed to the employment of practised and unskilled staff.

Forest-based Industries

The geographical area of the territory has about one-third of its total area under forest. Most of the forest species within the higher altitudes belong to the coni­fers, whereas within the lower altitudes pine and deciduous broad-leaves trees are prominently found. These forests give staple to a variety of forest-based industries. Paper, pulp, match, delicate boxes, sports products (cricket bats), furniture, joinery, toys, artefacts and decoration items are a number of the agro-based industries well developed within the valley of Kashmir.

Papier Mache

Papier mache is formed from the pulp of paper. The lacquer-workers apply their stunning styles to sleek wood. These styles are very intricate, and also the drawing is all freehanded. The pen-boxes (qalamdan), tables, cabinets, trays, and boxes are the articles of papier-mache.

Cement Industry

The availability of raw materials like rock, gypsum, coal; bauxite and clay gives a major boost to the sector. The mix of the same creates cement, which is used in all major construction activities. The infrastructure of the area is also dependent on the availability of the same. Bara­mulla and Anantnag districts are the major producers for the same.

Carpet-Making and Woolen Textile

One of the oldest industries in town and the carpets made here are popular and famous everywhere because of glorious styles and natural patterns. Although carpets are created in the majority of the cities of the vale, their major factories are in and around the town of Srinagar.