Why visit Akhnūr
Townapedia lists 1 museum or landmark in and around town.
Highlights include Akhnoor Fort.
Weather in Akhnūr
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About Akhnūr
Akhnoor is a town and municipal committee, near city of Jammu in Jammu district of Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It lies 28 km away from Jammu city. Akhnoor is on the bank of the Chenab River, just before it enters the Pakistani Punjab. Its border location gives it strategic significance.
From the Wikipedia article Akhnoor (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Museums and landmarks1
![PP Yoonus ([email protected]), Attribution](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Chenab_River_in_Akhanoor,_India.jpg){kind=link}
Churches and places of worship1
Healthcare2
Map of Akhnūr
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Getting there and nearby towns
Jammu Airport (IXJ) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 25 km away.
- Bhulwāl 10 km southeast, about 10 min by car
- Raipur Domana 12 km south, about 12 min by car
- Jauriān 16 km southwest, about 16 min by car
- Nagrota 20 km southeast, about 20 min by car
- Ghomanhasan 19 km south, about 19 min by car
- Jammu 21 km southeast, about 21 min by car
- Katra 21 km northeast, about 21 min by car
- Riāsi 23 km northeast, about 23 min by car
- Khore 22 km west, about 22 min by car
- Jammu Cantonment 24 km southeast, about 24 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Chenab River in Akhanoor, India, PP Yoonus ([email protected]), Attribution
- Akhnoor Fort - Jammu - Jammu and Kashmir - DSC 0001, Illyas Ahmed, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Chenab river , Akhnoor, Sumers557, CC BY-SA 4.0
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