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  2. Mansar Lake - Wikipedia

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    Mansar Lake is a lake located 62 km (39 mi) from the city of Jammu in Jammu and Kashmir, India. It is fringed by forest-covered hills, and is over a mile (1.6 km) in length and half-a-mile (0.80 km) in width. Surinsar-Mansar Lakes are designated as Ramsar Convention sites in November 2005. Mansar is primarily fed by surface run-off and ...

  3. Surinsar Lake - Wikipedia

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    Surinsar Lake [2] is situated 42 km (26 mi) from Jammu city by road, surrounded by hills and dense forests, and has some mythological importance. Surinsar and Mansar Lakes are considered as twin lakes, as Mansar is located 9 km (5.6 mi) away from it. The Surinsar Mansar Wildlife Sanctuary is located in the midst of both lakes. [3]

  4. Jammu division - Wikipedia

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    Situated 62 km from Jammu, Mansar Lake is a lake fringed by forest-covered hills, over a mile long by half a mile wide. 32°41′46″N 75°08′49″E  /  32.69611°N 75.14694°E  / 32.69611; 75.14694 Besides being an excursion destination in Jammu, it is also a holy site, sharing the legend and sanctity of Lake Manasarovar

  5. Udhampur district - Wikipedia

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    Surinsar Lake: Surinsar Lake is surrounded by thickly wooded mountain ranges and it is a picnic spot. [citation needed] Surinsar Lake and Mansar Lake are considered to be twin lakes; Mansar is located 30 km away from it. The Surinsar Mansar Wildlife Sanctuary is located in the midst of both the lakes and supports 3 mammalian species and 15 ...

  6. Mansar-Surinsar Lakes Wildlife Sanctuary - Wikipedia

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    Mansar-Surinsar Lakes Wildlife sanctuary are two lakes 9 km physically apart but internally connected, located in the Samba district of Jammu and Kashmir (union territory) covering an area of 3.5 sq km. [3] Instead of a lake usually found in depressions, Mansar-Surinsar lakes are located on top of a hill without any feeding water source with a low catchment area and a limited rainfall of about ...

  7. Jammu - Wikipedia

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    Jammu is located at 14] It has an average elevation of 300 m (980 ft). Jammu city is situated on a series of uneven ridges of low heights in the Shivalik hills. It is surrounded by the Shivalik range to the north, east, and southeast while the Trikuta Range borders it in the northwest.

  8. List of Ramsar sites in India - Wikipedia

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    A freshwater composite lake in semi-arid Jammu Region, adjoining the Jhelum Basin with the catchment of sandy conglomeratic soil, boulders, and pebbles. Surinsar is rain-fed without permanent discharge, and Mansar is primarily fed by surface run-off and partially by mineralised water through paddy fields, with inflow increasing in the rainy season.

  9. Manasbal Lake - Wikipedia

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    Manasbal Lake is a freshwater lake located in Safapora area of Ganderbal District in Jammu and Kashmir, India. The name Manasbal is said to be a derivative of Manasarovar . [ 2 ] The lake is encircled by four villages viz., Jarokbal, Kondabal, Nesbal (situated on the north-eastern side of the lake) and Gratbal. [ 3 ]