Pir Panjal Range

Pir Panjal Range as seen from Khajjiar, Himachal Pradesh, India
Satellite image of the Kashmir Valley, with snow-capped Pir Panjal range to its southwest (left in image)

The Pir Panjal Range (Kashmiri pronunciation: [/piːr pɑn̂t͡saːl/] pronunciation) is a range of mountains in the Lower Himalayan region located in the Western Himalayas of northern Indian subcontinent.[1] It runs southeast to northwest between the Beas and Neelam/Kishanganga rivers, in the Indian territory of Himachal Pradesh and Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir, with its northwestern end extending into Pakistan.[1][2] The Himalayas show a gradual elevation towards the Dhauladhar and Pir Panjal ranges. Pir Panjal is the largest and westernmost range of the Lesser Himalayas. Near the bank of the Sutlej River, it dissociates itself from the main Himalayan range and forms a divide between the Beas and Ravi rivers on one side and the Chenab on the other. Further west, the Pir Panjal range forms the southwestern boundary of the Kashmir Valley, separating it from the hills of Jammu region, forming a divide between the Jhelum and Chenab rivers.

  1. ^ a b "Pir Panjal Range | Location, Himalayas, & Tunnel | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
  2. ^ "Home ministry chalks out plan to settle Kashmiri Pandits".