Anantnag Travel Guide

Anantnag is one of the six districts of the Kashmir Valley situated in its south and south western  direction. Geographically the district lies between 33 o -20 ' to 34 o -15'  north latitude and 74 o -30' to 75 o -35' east longitude, bounded in the north and north-west by Srinagar and Pulwama districts respectively and in the north east by Kargil district. It is also bounded by Doda and Kishtwar tehsil of Doda district in the east and south east and bordered by tehsil Gool Gulab Garh of Udhampur district, Ramban teshsil of Doda district and tehsil Budhal of Rajauri district in the south and south-west. However, its western portion is contigous with Mendhar tehsil. Its entire southern sector and major part of the eastern region is strewn with thick forests and mountains.