Aru valley
Aru is a hill station in the homonymous valley in the district of Anantnag in Jammu and Kashmir , India . Aru is about 12 km from Pahalgam . It is a base for the route to Kolhoi Glacier and Tarsar Lake. The Aru a tributary of the Lidder flows through the valley.
Attractions
Aru is known for its mountain meadows .
The Hill Station is the starting point for hikes to the Kolahoi Glacier, the mountain lakes Tarsar, Marsar, Vishansar and Kishansar. The Kolahoi glacier is the largest glacier in Kashmir Valley and lies on Kolahoi (5425 m), the highest peak of the Kashmir Valley.
There are about 20 mountain lakes, peaks and mountain pastures in the Aru Valley. In winter, skiing and heli- skiing are possible as a lot of snow falls.
Overa-Aru Biosphere Reserve
The Overa Aru Biosphere Reserve is 76 km from Srinagar. It is a wildlife sanctuary with an area of 511 km². It lies at an altitude of 3000 m to 5425 m and is home to numerous endangered animal species.
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Entrance to the Aru Valley
Higher areas of the valley
View of the valley
and surrounding mountains
The Aru Valley in winter
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Sharad Singh Negi: Himalayan Rivers, Lakes, and Glaciers . Indus Publishing, New Delhi 1991, ISBN 81-85182-61-2 , pp. 34 ( books.google.com ).
- ↑ a b Anantnag: Pahalgam . Anantnag District Administration. Archived from the original on May 27, 2012. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved April 16, 2012.
- ↑ Parvéz Dewân: Parvéz Dewân's Jammû, Kashmîr, and Ladâkh . tape 1 : Kashmir. . Manas Publications, New Delhi 2004, ISBN 81-7049-179-7 , pp. 149 .
- ↑ ENVIS Newsletter: State Environment Related Issues, J&K . Directorate of Environment & Remote Sensing. March 2003. Archived from the original on June 7, 2003. Retrieved April 16, 2012.
Coordinates: 34 ° 5 ′ 27 ″ N , 75 ° 15 ′ 48 ″ E