Lidder Valley

Coordinates: 33°46′35″N 75°12′48″E / 33.77639°N 75.21333°E / 33.77639; 75.21333
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Lidder Valley
Liddar Valley
The Lidder Valley at Pahalgam
Length25 mi (40 km)
Width3 mi (4.8 km)
Geography
CountryIndia
StateJammu and Kashmir
RegionKashmir
DistrictAnantnag
Population centerPahalgam
Borders onSind Valley (North)
Kashmir Valley (West)
Coordinates33°46′35″N 75°12′48″E / 33.77639°N 75.21333°E / 33.77639; 75.21333
Mountain rangeHimalayas
RiverLidder River

The Lidder Valley is a valley in the Himalayas around the southeastern part of the Anantnag District in the Indian part of Kashmir.[1][2] The Lidder River goes down the valley. The way into the valley is 7 kilometers northeast of Anantnag and 62 kilometers southeast of Srinagar, the capital of Jammu and Kashmir. It is a 40 kilometer long ravine valley being 3 kilometers in width on average.[3]

References[change | change source]

  1. Kaul, Manmohan N., Glacial and Fluvial Geomorphology of Western Himalaya, South Asia Books, 1990, p. 23, ISBN 978-8170222446
  2. Parmanand Parashar (2004). Kashmir The Paradise Of Asia. Sarup & Sons, 2004. p. 97–. ISBN 9788176255189. Retrieved 20 June 2012.
  3. M.S. Kohli (1983). The Himalayas: Play Ground of the Gods Trekking, Climbing, Adventure. Indus Publishing, 1983. p. 45–. ISBN 9788173871078. Retrieved 20 June 2012.