->TheChunky at 03:20, 6 November 2021

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{{about|tourist destination in [[Kathua district]]|village in [[Kishtwar district]]|Sarthal}}
{{short description|Tourist destination in Jammu and Kashmir}}
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'''Sarthal valley''' is a [[Tourism in Jammu and Kashmir|tourist destination]] in [[Kathua district]] of [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)]] in India. This valley covers snow for six months and is covered with snow clad mountains. This area is connects [[Bhaderwah]] on North and [[Himachal Pradesh]] on West. This area is situated {{convert|20|km|mi}} from [[Bani, India|Bani]].<ref name="kathua-official"/>

==Demographics==
This tourist destination is situated in Kathua district of [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)]] in India. It is covered by mountains from all sides and for the few months people from Gujjars community live there for some months and migrate to lower lands of Kathua during winters. Because the region gets heavy snowfall which remain almost for 6 months.

This area's common herbaceous flora are [[Primula denticulata]], [[Bergenia ciliata]], Gentiana indica, [[Sinopodophyllum hexandrum]], [[Barbarea intermedia]], [[Potentilla sterilis]], Anaphaslis busua and Logularia amplexocaulis. Various rivers originates from the hills and mountains of Sarthal including Sewa, [[Ravi river|Ravi]] and [[Ujh River|Ujh]] river and all these are covered with [[Riverine forests]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sarthal Valley- Must Visit place in Kathua|url=https://photos.jammuredefine.in/kathua/sarthal-valley/|date=22 January 2021| website=www.jammuredefine.in|access-date=7 August 2021}}</ref>

Sarthal is about {{convert|24|km|mi}} from [[Bani, India|Bani]] possess meadows and large number of tourists from [[Chenab valley]], [[Kathua district|Kathua]], [[Pathankot]] and other areas of Jammu and Kashmir (union territory) and Himachal Pradesh visit here.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Bani-Sarthal|url=https://www.dailyexcelsior.com/bani-sarthal/|date=24 June 2018|publisher=[[Daily Excelsior]]|access-date=7 August 2021}}</ref>

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->TheChunky at 03:20, 6 November 2021