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- [1Etymology](#Etymology)
- [2Peaks of the range](#Peaks_of_the_range)
- [3Passes](#Passes)
- [4Tunnels](#Tunnels)Toggle Tunnels subsection  - [4.1Jawahar Tunnel](#Jawahar_Tunnel)
  - [4.2Banihal Qazigund Road Tunnel](#Banihal_Qazigund_Road_Tunnel)
  - [4.3Atal Tunnel](#Atal_Tunnel)
  - [4.4Banihal Railway Tunnel](#Banihal_Railway_Tunnel)
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# Pir Panjal Range

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- [भोजपुरी](https://bh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%B0_%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%9C%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2 "पीर पंजाल – Bhojpuri")
- [Български](https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D0%B8%D1%80_%D0%9F%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B4%D0%B6%D0%B0%D0%BB "Пир Панджал – Bulgarian")
- [Català](https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pir_Panjal "Pir Panjal – Catalan")
- [Cebuano](https://ceb.wikipedia.org/wiki/P%C4%ABr_Panj%C4%81l_Range_(kabukiran_sa_Indiya,_State_of_Jammu_and_Kashm%C4%ABr,_lat_33,86,_long_74,40) "Pīr Panjāl Range (kabukiran sa Indiya, State of Jammu and Kashmīr, lat 33,86, long 74,40) – Cebuano")
- [Čeština](https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/P%C3%ADr_Pand%C5%BE%C3%A1l "Pír Pandžál – Czech")
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- [Italiano](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monti_Pir_Panjal "Monti Pir Panjal – Italian")
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- [Ladin](https://lld.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ciad%C3%ABina_de_Panjal "Ciadëina de Panjal – Ladin")
- [Lietuvių](https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyr_Pand%C5%BEalas "Pyr Pandžalas – Lithuanian")
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- [Bahasa Melayu](https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banjaran_Pir_Panjal "Banjaran Pir Panjal – Malay")
- [Nederlands](https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pir_Panjal "Pir Panjal – Dutch")
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- [پنجابی](https://pnb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%BE%DB%8C%D8%B1_%D9%BE%D9%86%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%84 "پیر پنجال – Western Punjabi")
- [Polski](https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pir_Pand%C5%BAal "Pir Pandźal – Polish")
- [Português](https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pir_Panjal "Pir Panjal – Portuguese")
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- [Simple English](https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pir_Panjal_Range "Pir Panjal Range – Simple English")
- [سنڌي](https://sd.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%BE%D9%8A%D8%B1_%D9%BE%D9%86%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%84_%D8%AC%D8%A8%D9%84%D9%86_%D8%AC%D9%88_%D8%B3%D9%84%D8%B3%D9%84%D9%88 "پير پنجال جبلن جو سلسلو – Sindhi")
- [Svenska](https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pir_Panjal "Pir Panjal – Swedish")
- [தமிழ்](https://ta.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%BF%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%8D_%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%9E%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%9A%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%8D_%E0%AE%AE%E0%AE%B2%E0%AF%88%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%8A%E0%AE%9F%E0%AE%B0%E0%AF%8D "பிர் பாஞ்சல் மலைத்தொடர் – Tamil")
- [తెలుగు](https://te.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B0%AA%E0%B1%80%E0%B0%B0%E0%B1%8D_%E0%B0%AA%E0%B0%82%E0%B0%9C%E0%B0%BE%E0%B0%B2%E0%B1%8D_%E0%B0%B6%E0%B1%8D%E0%B0%B0%E0%B1%87%E0%B0%A3%E0%B0%BF "పీర్ పంజాల్ శ్రేణి – Telugu")
- [اردو](https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%BE%DB%8C%D8%B1_%D9%BE%D9%86%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%84 "پیر پنجال – Urdu")
- [中文](https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%AF%94%E7%88%BE%E6%9C%AC%E8%B3%88%E7%88%BE%E5%B6%BA "比爾本賈爾嶺 – Chinese")

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The **Pir Panjal Range** (Urdu pronunciation:[\[piːɾpənd͡ʒːɑːl\]](/wiki/Help:IPA/Hindi_and_Urdu "Help:IPA/Hindi and Urdu") ; Kashmiri pronunciation:[\[piːrpãːt͡saːl\]](/wiki/Help:IPA "Help:IPA")[pronunciation](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/8/84/Pir_Panjal_IPA.ogg/Pir_Panjal_IPA.ogg.mp3 "Play audio")[ⓘ](/wiki/File:Pir_Panjal_IPA.ogg "File:Pir Panjal IPA.ogg")) is a range of mountains in the [Lower Himalayan](/wiki/Lesser_Himalayas "Lesser Himalayas") region located in the [Western Himalayas](/wiki/Western_Himalayas "Western Himalayas") of northern [Indian subcontinent](/wiki/Indian_subcontinent "Indian subcontinent").[\[1\]](#cite_note-britannica-1) It runs southeast to northwest between the [Beas](/wiki/Beas_River "Beas River") and [Neelam/Kishanganga](/wiki/Kishanganga_River "Kishanganga River") rivers, in the Indian state of [Himachal Pradesh](/wiki/Himachal_Pradesh "Himachal Pradesh") and Indian-administered union territory of [Jammu and Kashmir](/wiki/Jammu_and_Kashmir_(union_territory) "Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)"), with its northwestern end extending into territory administered by Pakistan.[\[1\]](#cite_note-britannica-1)[\[2\]](#cite_note-2) The Himalayas show a gradual elevation towards the [Dhauladhar](/wiki/Dhauladhar "Dhauladhar") and Pir Panjal ranges. Pir Panjal is the largest and westernmost range of the Lesser Himalayas. Near the bank of the [Sutlej River](/wiki/Sutlej_River "Sutlej River"), it dissociates itself from the main Himalayan range and forms a divide between the Beas and [Ravi](/wiki/Ravi_River "Ravi River") rivers on one side and the [Chenab](/wiki/Chenab "Chenab") on the other. Further west, the Pir Panjal range forms the southwestern boundary of the [Kashmir Valley](/wiki/Kashmir_Valley "Kashmir Valley"), separating it from the hills of [Jammu](/wiki/Jammu_Division "Jammu Division") region, forming a divide between the [Jhelum](/wiki/Jhelum_river "Jhelum river") and Chenab rivers.

## Etymology

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The Pir Panjal range is named after the [Pir Panjal Pass](/wiki/Pir_Panjal_Pass "Pir Panjal Pass"), whose original name as recorded by [Srivara](/wiki/Rajatarangini "Rajatarangini"), is _Panchaladeva_ ( [IAST](/wiki/IAST "IAST"): _Pāñcāladeva_, meaning the deity of _Panchala_). [Panchala](/wiki/Panchala "Panchala") is a country mentioned in the [Mahabharata](/wiki/Mahabharata "Mahabharata") in the northwest [Uttar Pradesh](/wiki/Uttar_Pradesh "Uttar Pradesh"). However, there are also traditions that place the Mahabharata regions in western Punjab and southern Kashmir. Scholar [Dineshchandra Sircar](/wiki/Dineshchandra_Sircar "Dineshchandra Sircar") has analysed the geography described in the _[Shakti](/wiki/Shakti "Shakti")‐sangama [Tantra](/wiki/Tantra "Tantra")_, where this is indeed the case.[\[3\]](#cite_note-3) Scholar [M. A. Stein](/wiki/M._A._Stein "M. A. Stein") believes that the concept of deity must have been translated into that of a [Pir](/wiki/Pir_(Sufism) "Pir (Sufism)") after the region was Islamised.[\[4\]](#cite_note-4)

## Peaks of the range

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[Deo Tibba](/wiki/Deo_Tibba "Deo Tibba") (6,001 m (19,688 ft)) and [Indrasan](/wiki/Indrasan "Indrasan") (6,221 m (20,410 ft)) are two important peaks at the eastern end of the mountain range. They can be approached from both the [Parvati](/wiki/Parvati "Parvati")-Beas Valley (Kulu District), Upper Belt of Chamba Himachal Pradesh and the Chandra (Upper Chenab) Valley ( [Lahaul](/wiki/Lahaul "Lahaul") and [Spiti](/wiki/Spiti "Spiti") District) in Himachal Pradesh. The [hill station](/wiki/Hill_station "Hill station") of [Gulmarg](/wiki/Gulmarg "Gulmarg") in Kashmir lies in this range.[\[5\]](#cite_note-5)

## Passes

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[![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/Banihal_Pass.jpg/220px-Banihal_Pass.jpg)](/wiki/File:Banihal_Pass.jpg) Pir Panjal range as seen from [Banihal](/wiki/Banihal "Banihal"), Jammu and Kashmir

Haji Pir Pass (altitude 2,637 m (8,652 ft)) on the western Pir Panjal range on the road between [Poonch](/wiki/Poonch_(town) "Poonch (town)") and [Uri](/wiki/Uri,_Jammu_and_Kashmir "Uri, Jammu and Kashmir") in [Indian-administered Kashmir](/wiki/Indian-administered_Kashmir "Indian-administered Kashmir"). Despite taking the pass twice in military operations (in [1948](/wiki/Military_operations_in_Poonch_(1948) "Military operations in Poonch (1948)") and [1965](/wiki/Battle_of_Haji_Pir_Pass_(1965) "Battle of Haji Pir Pass (1965)")), India left the pass under Pakistani control.

The [Pir Panjal Pass](/wiki/Pir_Panjal_Pass "Pir Panjal Pass") (also called _Peer Ki Gali_) connects the Kashmir valley with [Rajouri](/wiki/Rajouri "Rajouri") and [Poonch](/wiki/Poonch_(town) "Poonch (town)") via the Mughal Road. It is the highest point of the Mughal Road at 3,490 m (11,450 ft) and lies to the southwest of the Kashmir Valley.[\[6\]](#cite_note-Kapadia1999-6) The nearest town to the pass in the Kashmir valley is [Shopian](/wiki/Shopian "Shopian").

The [Munawar Pass](/wiki/Munawar_Pass "Munawar Pass") (altitude 3,600 m (11,800 ft)) is a pass north of Peer Ki Gali, overlooking Rajouri.[\[7\]](#cite_note-Tourist_Link-7)

The [Banihal pass](/wiki/Banihal_pass "Banihal pass") (2,832 m (9,291 ft)) lies at the head of the [Jhelum](/wiki/Jhelum "Jhelum") River at the southern end of the Kashmir Valley. Banihal and [Qazigund](/wiki/Qazigund "Qazigund") lie on either side of the pass.[\[1\]](#cite_note-britannica-1)

The [Sinthan pass](/wiki/Sinthan_top "Sinthan top") connects the Kashmir valley with Kishtwar in the Jammu region. \[ _[citation needed](/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed "Wikipedia:Citation needed")_\]

The [Saach Pass](/wiki/Saach_Pass "Saach Pass"), a 4,414 metres (14,482 ft) mountain pass in the [Chamba district](/wiki/Chamba_district "Chamba district") connecting [Chamba](/wiki/Chamba,_Himachal_Pradesh "Chamba, Himachal Pradesh") with the [Pangi valley](/wiki/Pangi_valley "Pangi valley") of [Himachal Pradesh](/wiki/Himachal_Pradesh "Himachal Pradesh"), India.[\[8\]](#cite_note-https://himachaltourism.gov.in-8)

[Rohtang](/wiki/Rohtang "Rohtang") La (altitude 3,978 m (13,051 ft)) is a [mountain pass](/wiki/Mountain_pass "Mountain pass") on the eastern Pir Panjal range connecting [Manali](/wiki/Manali,_Himachal_Pradesh "Manali, Himachal Pradesh") in the [Kullu](/wiki/Kullu "Kullu") Valley to [Keylong](/wiki/Keylong "Keylong") in the Lahaul Valley. \[ _[citation needed](/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed "Wikipedia:Citation needed")_\]

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Rohtang La

![Sach pass](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/10px-Red_pog.svg.png)

Sach pass

![Sinthan pass](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/10px-Red_pog.svg.png)

Sinthan pass

![Jammu](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Blue_pog.svg/10px-Blue_pog.svg.png)

Jammu

![Srinagar](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Blue_pog.svg/10px-Blue_pog.svg.png)

Sringar

![Banihal pass](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/10px-Red_pog.svg.png)

Banihal pass

![Haji Pir pass](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/10px-Red_pog.svg.png)

Pir Panjal pass

![Haji Pir pass](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/10px-Red_pog.svg.png)

Haji Pir pass

Passes of the Pir Panjal Range

## Tunnels

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### Jawahar Tunnel

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The [Jawahar Tunnel](/wiki/Jawahar_Tunnel "Jawahar Tunnel") is a 2.5 km (1.6 mi) long tunnel through Pir Panjal mountain under the Banihal pass connects Banihal with Qazigund on the other side of the mountain. The Jawahar Tunnel was named after the first Prime Minister of India was constructed in the early 1950s and commissioned in December 1956 to ensure snow-free passage throughout the year. It is at elevation of about 2,100 m (6,900 ft). It was designed for 150 vehicles per day but now used by more than 7,000 vehicles per day.[\[9\]](#cite_note-9) Therefore, a new wider and longer tunnel has been planned at a lower elevation.

### Banihal Qazigund Road Tunnel

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Main article: [Banihal Qazigund Road Tunnel](/wiki/Banihal_Qazigund_Road_Tunnel "Banihal Qazigund Road Tunnel")

Construction of a new 8.45 km (5.25 mi) long twin-tube [Banihal Qazigund Road Tunnel](/wiki/Banihal_Qazigund_Road_Tunnel "Banihal Qazigund Road Tunnel") started in 2011 and was commissioned in 2021. The new tunnel is at a lower elevation than the existing Jawahar tunnel and has reduced the road distance between Banihal and Qazigund by 16 km (9.9 mi). It is also less prone to snow avalanches as it is at a lower elevation.[\[10\]](#cite_note-10)

### Atal Tunnel

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Main article: [Atal tunnel](/wiki/Atal_tunnel "Atal tunnel")

The [Atal Tunnel](/wiki/Atal_Tunnel "Atal Tunnel") has been built under the [Rohtang](/wiki/Rohtang "Rohtang") Pass in the eastern Pir Panjal range of the Himalayas on the [Leh-Manali Highway](/wiki/Leh-Manali_Highway "Leh-Manali Highway"). With 8.8 km (5.5 mi) length, the tunnel is the second longest road tunnel in India and has reduced the distance between [Manali](/wiki/Manali,_Himachal_Pradesh "Manali, Himachal Pradesh") and [Keylong](/wiki/Keylong "Keylong") by about 60 km (37 mi). The tunnel is at 3,100 metres (10,171 ft) elevation whereas the Rohtang pass is at 3,978 metres (13,051 ft) elevation. Lying on the Manali-Leh axis, this is one of the two routes to Ladakh.

### Banihal Railway Tunnel

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Main article: [Pir Panjal Railway Tunnel](/wiki/Pir_Panjal_Railway_Tunnel "Pir Panjal Railway Tunnel")

The [Pir Panjal Railway Tunnel](/wiki/Pir_Panjal_Railway_Tunnel "Pir Panjal Railway Tunnel"), an 11.215 kilometres (6.969 mi) railway tunnel, passes through the Pir Panjal Range in Jammu and Kashmir. It connects [Quazigund](/wiki/Quazigund "Quazigund") and [Banihal](/wiki/Banihal "Banihal") and is a part of the [Udhampur](/wiki/Udhampur "Udhampur")-Srinagar- [Baramulla](/wiki/Baramulla "Baramulla") railway project. The tunnel was commissioned on 26 June 2013 for regular service. It is India's longest railway tunnel.[\[11\]](#cite_note-TOI-11)

## See also

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- [Ganga Choti](/wiki/Ganga_Choti "Ganga Choti")
- [Banni Mata Temple](/wiki/Banni_Mata_Temple "Banni Mata Temple")

## References

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01. ^ [_**a**_](#cite_ref-britannica_1-0) [_**b**_](#cite_ref-britannica_1-1) [_**c**_](#cite_ref-britannica_1-2)["Pir Panjal Range \| Location, Himalayas, & Tunnel \| Britannica"](https://www.britannica.com/place/Pir-Panjal-Range). _www.britannica.com_. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
02. **[^](#cite_ref-2)**["Home ministry chalks out plan to settle Kashmiri Pandits"](http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/mha-chalks-out-plan-to-settle-kashmiri-pandits/1/364669.html). June 2014.
03. **[^](#cite_ref-3)**Sircar, Dineschandra (1971), [_Studies in the Geography of Ancient and Medieval India_](https://books.google.com/books?id=AqKw1Mn8WcwC&pg=PA378), Motilal Banarsidass, pp. 204–205, [ISBN](/wiki/ISBN_(identifier) "ISBN (identifier)") [978-81-208-0690-0](/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-81-208-0690-0 "Special:BookSources/978-81-208-0690-0")
04. **[^](#cite_ref-4)**Stein, M. A. (1900), [_Kalhana's Rajatarangini: A chronicle of the kings of Kasmir, Volume 2_](https://archive.org/details/RajataranginiVol2), Westminster: Archibald Constable and Co., pp. 397–398, [ISBN](/wiki/ISBN_(identifier) "ISBN (identifier)") [978-81-208-0370-1](/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-81-208-0370-1 "Special:BookSources/978-81-208-0370-1")
05. **[^](#cite_ref-5)**[Pir Panjal Range (mountain system, Asia) – Britannica Online Encyclopedia](http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/461483/Pir-Panjal-Range)
06. **[^](#cite_ref-Kapadia1999_6-0)**Kapadia, Harish (1999), [_Across Peaks & Passes in Ladakh, Zanskar & East Karakoram_](https://books.google.com/books?id=pl5qHu_K45kC&pg=PA23), Indus Publishing, p. 23, [ISBN](/wiki/ISBN_(identifier) "ISBN (identifier)") [978-81-7387-100-9](/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-81-7387-100-9 "Special:BookSources/978-81-7387-100-9")
07. **[^](#cite_ref-Tourist_Link_7-0)**["Pir Panjal Range"](http://www.touristlink.com/india/pir-panjal-range/overview.html). _Tourist Link_. 21 April 2013.
08. **[^](#cite_ref-https://himachaltourism.gov.in_8-0)** Himachal Tourism" [\[1\]](https://himachaltourism.gov.in/destination/unexplored/)". _Himachal Tourism_. Accessed 6 December 2019.
09. **[^](#cite_ref-9)**[Beacon Light in the Tunnel](http://mod.nic.in/Samachar/mar5/html/army.htm) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20120901201546/http://mod.nic.in/samachar/mar5/html/army.htm) 1 September 2012 at the [Wayback Machine](/wiki/Wayback_Machine "Wayback Machine")
10. **[^](#cite_ref-10)**["Passages of employment to Srinagar's denizens"](http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/passages-of-employment-to-srinagars-denizens/article3294918.ece). _[The Hindu](/wiki/The_Hindu "The Hindu")_. 8 April 2012.
11. **[^](#cite_ref-TOI_11-0)**["India's longest railway tunnel unveiled in Jammu & Kashmir"](https://web.archive.org/web/20130629075419/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-10-14/india/30278754_1_jawahar-tunnel-tunnel-excavation-baramulla). _[The Times of India](/wiki/The_Times_of_India "The Times of India")_. 14 October 2011. Archived from [the original](http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-10-14/india/30278754_1_jawahar-tunnel-tunnel-excavation-baramulla) on 29 June 2013.

## Further reading

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- Jreat, Manoj (2004), [_Tourism in Himachal Pradesh_](https://books.google.com/books?id=n6Qa0OrXstAC&pg=PA15), Indus Publishing, pp. 15–, [ISBN](/wiki/ISBN_(identifier) "ISBN (identifier)") [978-81-7387-157-3](/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-81-7387-157-3 "Special:BookSources/978-81-7387-157-3")
- Minhas, Poonam (1998), [_Traditional Trade & Trading Centres in Himachal Pradesh: With Trade-routes and Trading Communities_](https://books.google.com/books?id=_52-WyPfLG0C&pg=PA28), Indus Publishing, pp. 28–, [ISBN](/wiki/ISBN_(identifier) "ISBN (identifier)") [978-81-7387-080-4](/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-81-7387-080-4 "Special:BookSources/978-81-7387-080-4")

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