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13 Facts About Jammu

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Jammu is the second most populous city of the union territory.

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Jammu is mentioned by name in the chronicles of Timur, who invaded Delhi in 1398 and returned to Samarkand via Jammu.

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Towards the end of Ranjit Dev's rule, the Sikh clans of Punjab gained ascendency, and Jammu began to be contested by the Bhangi, Kanhaiya and Sukerchakia misls.

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In 1808, Jammu itself was annexed to the Sikh Empire by Maharaja Ranjit Singh, the son of Mahan Singh.

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Jammu city has a railway station called Jammu Tawi that is connected with major cities of India.

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The old railway link to Sialkot was suspended by Pakistan in September 1947, and Jammu had no rail services until 1971, when the Indian Railways laid the Pathankot-Jammu Tawi Broad Gauge line.

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The new Jammu Tawi station was opened in October 1972 and is an origination point for Express trains.

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Jammu is 80 kilometres from Kathua town, while it is 68 kilometres from Udhampur city.

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Jammu Airport operates daily 30 arrival and departure of flights which are served by Go First, Air India, SpiceJet, IndiGo and Vistara.

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10.

Jammu was a municipal committee during 2001 census of India.

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Jammu city is the main cultural and economic centre of the administrative division of Jammu.

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12.

City of Jammu had a significant Muslim population prior to the Partition of India, 30.

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Jammu is known for its sund panjeeri, patisa, rajma with rice and Kalari cheese.

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