Banihal Pass
Banihal Pass is a mountain pass across the Pir Panjal Range in India at a maximum elevation of 2,832 m. It connects the Kashmir Valley in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir to the outer Himalaya and the Indo-Gangetic Plain to the south.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Pass with an elevation of 2,810 metres
- Description: Roadway pass connecting Kashmir
- Also known as: “Ban Hal Pass”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Verinag and Banihal.
Verinag
Town
Verinag is a town named after and famous for the Verinag spring and Mughal Garden, near Anantnag city in the Anantnag district of the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir, India. Verinag is situated 5 km northeast of Banihal Pass.
Banihal
Town
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Banihal is a town and a notified area committee, near Ramban town in Ramban district in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It is a rural and hilly area with Kamirwah being one of the most prominent hills. Banihal is situated 8 km south of Banihal Pass.
Banihal Pass
- Categories: mountain pass and landform
- Location: Banihal, Ramban District, Jammu and Kashmir, India, South Asia, Asia
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Western Panjabi—“Banihal Pass” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Banihāl Pass”
- Hindi: “बनिहाल पास”
- Italian: “passo Banihāl”
- Italian: “Passo Banihāl”
- Japanese: “バニハル峠”
- Kashmiri: “بانِہَل پاس”
- Swedish: “Banihāl Pass”
- Tamil: “பானிகால் கணவாய்”
- Telugu: “బనిహాల్ కనుమ”
- Western Panjabi: “درہ بانیہال”
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