SONAMARG
Location Description
situated at an altitude of 2730m , sonamarg is a mesmerizing hill station in the ganderbal district of jammu and kashmir . Sonamarg literally means '' the meadow of gold '' and with snow capped mountains set againest a spectacular blue sky, its as close to heaven as it can get . The sindh river flows through the valley. Ponies can be hired for the trip up to thajiwas glacier , which is a major local attraction during summer .
Sonamarg is also the base of a major trek that passesalong several mountains lakes --Vishansar, Kishansar ,Gadsar, Satsar and gangabal. It is also the takeoff station for the drive to ladakh across zojila , a major pass in the Great himalayan range , through which the srinahar - leh road passes .
Sonamarg is also a base for undertaking the yatra to the hole Amarnath cave , during Sawan Purnima .
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