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{{about|the town in [[Pathankot district]], Punjab||Madhopur (disambiguation){{!}}Madhopur}}
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'''Madhopur''' is a town located in [[Pathankot district]] [[Punjab, India]], at its border with the [[Kathua district]] of [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]. It is also the location of the [[Madhopur headworks]] on the [[Ravi River]], which feeds the [[Upper Bari Doab Canal]] irrigating 335,000 hectares of land in Punjab.

Madhopur has an average elevation of 332 metres (1,089 feet), and lies on the [[National Highway 44 (India)|highway NH 44]] (formerly NH-1A) linking Punjab and Jammu and Kashmir.

==About==
[[File:Church in Madhopur of british era.jpg|left|thumb|Historical Church of British-era|180px]]
Madhopur lies on the [[National Highway 44 (India)|Pathankot-Jammu national highway]] (NH 44, formerly NH-1A), a key road link between Jammu and Kashmir has with the rest of India. It is also on the [[Jalandhar–Jammu line|Jalandhar–Jammu railway line]].

Madhopur was part of the [[Nurpur State|Nurpur]] Princely state ruled by the [[Pathania]] [[Rajputs]] prior to 1849 A.D. Now it is known as the "Gateway of Punjab", a meeting point of the three northern states of Punjab, [[Himachal Pradesh]] and [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]]. Due to its location, Madhopur serves as a travel hub for those three, and is a hub for the [[Indian Army]]. Madhopur is a small Punjab town in terms of population. It is the last point in Punjab on the national highway that connects Jammu and Kashmir with the rest of India. The [[Upper Bari Doab Canal]] starts from here, which is best known for its Hydraulic Research Station at the Upper Bari Doab Canal in Malikpur Sujanpur. Madhopur is situated in the foothills of Kangra and Dalhousie, with the [[Ravi River]] flowing close by. The city is sometimes used as a rest-stop before heading into the mountains of Jammu and Kashmir, Dalhousie, Chamba, and Kangra, into the Himalayas.{{fact|date=December 2018}}.

==Attractions ==
[[File:Beautiful sunset view from Pari Garden (Angel's Garden)Madhopur.jpg|right|thumb|Sunset view from Pari Garden]]
Head works of Upper Bari Doab, Osho's Ashram and Shahpur Kandi are the attractions of this area. Madhopur is also used as a gateway to the Jammu and Kashmir hill stations of [[Kathua]], [[Patni Top]], [[Gulmarg]]. Madhopur is known for its natural environment.{{fact|date=December 2018}} A garden made by the [[British Raj]] known as 'Pari Garden' is there, as are several buildings from the Raj era.

==Airports close to Madhopur==
[[Pathankot Airport]] (9.5 km)

== See also ==
*[[Lakhanpur, Jammu]]

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{official website|http://www.punjab.gov.in}}
* [https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/5688299 Jalandhar–Jammu railway] marked on the OpenStreetMap

{{Pathankot district}}

[[Category:Cities and towns in Pathankot district]]

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