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This is Yousmarg "The Medow of Jesus"

 Yusmarg or Yousmarg is a hill station in the western part of Kashmir Valley in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. It is situated 47 km south of Srinagar the capital of the Jammu and KashmirBeautiful medow of Yousmarg KashmirBeautiful medow of Yousmarg KashmirYousmarg KashmirYousmarg KashmirBeautiful tall pine treesBeautiful tall pine treesA view near doodhganga RiverA view near doodhganga RiverDoodhganga River tributary  mini waterfallDoodhganga River tributary mini waterfallDoodhganga RiverDoodhganga RiverPonniesPonnies state at an elevation of 2396 m (7861 ft)
Yusmarg in Kashmiri (Local language) means  Meadow of Jesus. It is believed by the natives that Jesus came to Kashmir and stayed at Yusmarg for some time.It is an alpine valley covered with snow clad mountains and the meadows of Pine and Fir trees. It is situated at the bank of Doodganga River which is a tributary of Jehlum River. It is located in the Pir Panjal peaks, a sub range of Himalaya. The Peaks are: the Sunset Peak and the Tatakooti Peak for which the expeditions lead from this hill station. It lies at an altitude of 2396 metres above sea level.
A trek of 4 km leads to a small lake Nilnag ,Another 10 km trek leads to the frozen lake in Sang-e-Safed valley, which is mostly covered by ice even during the summer. Other tourist activities include horse riding, fishing, skiing during winter and photography.
Yusmarg is 47 km away from Srinagar the capital of Jammu and Kashmir, in under 2 hours by car or bus leads through Charari Sharief town.During winter the road gets sometimes closed due to snowfall and remains cut off from the kashmir Valley for weeks

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Yusmarg, Forest Block