Topography

Poonch is the smallest district of the Jammu and Kashmir State.It is situated between 33°25' to 34º01' north latitude and between 73°58' to 74º35' east longitude. It is surrounded by Kashmir Valley (Baramula, Badgam,Pulwama and Anantnag Districts) in the north east,district Rajouri in the south and Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (POK) in the west.

Spread over an area of 1,674 sq. Kms, Poonch District is totally hilly and mountainous barring few-low lying valleys.In winters all the areas height are covered with snow.

Some scenes shown below give the idea of the topographic features of the district:-

[ Photograph  : Mahrajkar Singh Isher,   Everest Mountaineering Club, Rajouri ]

Other scenes of interest are:-

A waterfall , Baghsar Lake , Chir Forest , Kukarsar Lake , Hundu Peaks , Pirgalli pass.