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| LOCATION OF BANIHAL PASS IN INDIAN MAP |
- Banihal Pass is situated in the Pir Panjal Range.
- Banihal Pass has 2,832 m (9,291 ft) of maximum elevation.
- Pir Panjal Mountain Range connects the Kashmir Valley to the outer Himalaya and plains to the south.
- Banihal pass remains covered by heavy snow during most of the year.
- In the Kashmiri language, "Banihāl" means blizzard.
- The road from Jammu to Srinagar transversed Banihal Pass until 1956 when Jawahar Tunnel was constructed under the pass. The road now passes through the tunnel and the Banihal Pass is no longer used for road transport.
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