Banihal Pass

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mountain pass transportation route

Banihal Pass is a high mountain pass in the Himalayas that serves as a key route connecting the Kashmir Valley with the rest of India.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Mana Pass 1

Statements (27)

Predicate Object
instanceOf mountain pass ⓘ
transportation route ⓘ
climate snowbound in winter ⓘ
connects Jammu region NERFINISHED ⓘ
Kashmir Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ
Kashmir Valley with the rest of India NERFINISHED ⓘ
country India ⓘ
elevation approximately 2832 metres ⓘ
approximately 9291 feet ⓘ
historicalRole traditional trade route between Jammu and Kashmir Valley ⓘ
languageOriginOfName Kashmiri ⓘ
locatedIn Himalayas ⓘ
India ⓘ
Jammu and Kashmir NERFINISHED ⓘ
nameMeaning blizzard ⓘ
doorway of the winds ⓘ
near Banihal town NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf Pir Panjal Range NERFINISHED ⓘ
rangeSeparates Jhelum Valley from Chenab Valley ⓘ
roadType mountain road ⓘ
state Jammu and Kashmir NERFINISHED ⓘ
strategicImportance key link between Kashmir Valley and rest of India ⓘ
traversedBy Banihal road tunnel NERFINISHED ⓘ
Banihal–Qazigund railway tunnel NERFINISHED ⓘ
Jawahar Tunnel NERFINISHED ⓘ
usedBy rail traffic ⓘ
road traffic ⓘ

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Pir Panjal Range → contains → Banihal Pass ⓘ
Badrinath → nearbyPass → Banihal Pass ⓘ
this entity surface form: Mana Pass