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{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2017}}
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| name =Patnitop
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| settlement_type = Hill Station
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'''Patnitop''' or '''Patni Top''' is a hilltop tourist location in Ramban district<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.incredibleindia.org/content/incredibleindia/en/destinations/patnitop.html|title=PATNITOP|work=Incredible India|access-date=2021-08-18}}</ref><ref> https://ramban.gov.in/tourist-place/patnitop/ </ref> in the [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]] union territory of India, on the [[Jammu-Srinagar National Highway]] (which is part of [[National Highway 44 (India)|National Highway 44]], formerly 1A), {{convert|112|km|0|abbr=on}} from [[Jammu]] on the way from [[Udhampur]] to [[Srinagar]]. Situated on a [[plateau]] in the [[Sivalik Hills|Shivalik]] belt of the [[Himalayas]], Patnitop sits at an altitude of {{convert|2024|m|abbr=on}}. The river [[Chenab]] flows in close proximity to this location.<ref name="di">{{cite book|last=Silas|first=Sandeep |title=Discover India by Rail|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gL7pGaL3vooC&pg=PT72&dq=patnitop&cd=1#v=onepage&q=patnitop&f=false|year=2005|publisher=Sterling Publishers |isbn=81-207-2939-0|page=47|chapter=17. Patnitop}}</ref>

==Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee tunnel==

{{Main|Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee Tunnel}}

Snowfall and avalanche in winter at Patnitop used to obstruct the [[Jammu-Srinagar National Highway]] a few times every winter and causes long queues of vehicles, sometimes for days. These problems were mitigated by the opening of the [[Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee Tunnel]]. At {{convert|9.2|km|0|abbr=on}}, it is India's longest road tunnel. It starts from about {{convert|2|km|0|abbr=on}} from Chenani town south of Patnitop to Nashri village north of Patnitop, reducing the distance from Jammu to Srinagar by {{convert|31|km|0|abbr=on}} and bypassing Patnitop.<ref name="constructionweekonline.in">{{cite web|url=http://www.constructionweekonline.in/article-7845-chenani_nashri_tunnel_completes_2_kms_excavation|title=Chenani Nashri Tunnel Completes 2 km Excavation|website=ConstructionWeekOnline.in|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==The Patnitop Ropeway==

Skyview Patnitop is India's highest ropeway and the largest Indo-French collaboration in mountain infrastructure development was built in a record time of 2.4 years under the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model. The ropeway started its commercial operations on July 20 ,2020 . A month after starting its commercial operation, the Skyview Patnitop by Empyrean, an initiative by Empyrean Skyview Projects Private Limited (ESPPL), was awarded the best adventure tourism destination 2019 .It features India's highest ropeway with over 65 meters of ground clearance and the longest span of 849 meters between eight towers . The Ropeway reduces the travel time between sanget & patnitop to 15 minutes from the earlier 1.5 hours .<ref>https://www.theweek.in/wire-updates/business/2019/08/26/nrg19-jk-skyview%20tourism.html</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://patnitop.nic.in/|title=PATNITOP hill station|work=PATNITOP development authority|access-date=2021-08-18}}</ref>

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Paragliding at Patnitop.JPG| Paragliding at Patnitop
File:Dawariyai take off area.jpg| Dawariyai take off area at Patnitop
File:Sanasar_Lake.jpeg| Sanasar Lake
File:Lower Himalayas in India.jpg| Patnitop Mountains
File:Img. Patnitop.jpg
</gallery>

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.patnitop.nic.in/ Patnitop Development Authority, Official website]
* [http://www.patnitop.net/ Vardaan Resort PatniTop, Patnitop Hotel]
* [http://www.tripadvisor.in/Attractions-g1152719-Activities-Patnitop_Jammu_Jammu_and_Kashmir.html/ PatniTop Attractions]
* [http://www.inditramp.com/august-2014/ Trekking in PatniTop by INDITRAMP] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141017203308/http://www.inditramp.com/august-2014/ |date=17 October 2014 }}

[[Category:Udhampur district]]
[[Category:Geography of Jammu and Kashmir]]
[[Category:Tourist attractions in Udhampur district]]
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