Nathatop

{{Short description|Tourist place in Jammu and Kashmir, India}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2024}} {{Use Indian English|date=May 2024}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Nathatop | native_name = | native_name_lang =  | settlement_type = Hill Station | image_skyline = 250px Nathatop 250px Brahma 1 and 2 peaks, as seen from Nathatop 250px Natha_Top,_Jammu_and_Kashmir | image_alt = | image_caption = | image_flag = | flag_alt = | image_seal = | seal_alt = | image_shield = | shield_alt = | nickname = | motto = | image_map = | map_alt = | map_caption = | pushpin_map = India Jammu and Kashmir#India | pushpin_label_position = | pushpin_map_alt = | pushpin_map_caption = Location in Jammu and Kashmir | coordinates = {{coord|33|5|25|N|75|19|35|E|display=inline}} | coor_pinpoint = | coordinates_footnotes = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{flag|India}} | subdivision_type1 = Union Territory | subdivision_name1 = Jammu and Kashmir | subdivision_type2 = District | subdivision_name2 = Udhampur | subdivision_type3 = | subdivision_name3 = | established_title = | established_date = | founder = | seat_type = | seat = | government_footnotes = | leader_party = | leader_title = | leader_name = | unit_pref = Metric  | area_footnotes = | area_urban_footnotes =  | area_rural_footnotes =  | area_metro_footnotes =  | area_magnitude =  | area_note = | area_water_percent = | area_rank = | area_blank1_title = | area_blank2_title =  | area_total_km2 = | area_land_km2 = | area_water_km2 = | area_urban_km2 = | area_rural_km2 = | area_metro_km2 = | area_blank1_km2 = | area_blank2_km2 =  | area_total_ha = | area_land_ha = | area_water_ha = | area_urban_ha = | area_rural_ha = | area_metro_ha = | area_blank1_ha = | area_blank2_ha = | length_km = | width_km = | dimensions_footnotes = | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = 2133 | population_footnotes = | population_total = | population_as_of = | population_density_km2 = auto | population_demonym = | population_note = | timezone1 = IST | utc_offset1 = +5:30 | timezone1_DST = | utc_offset1_DST = | postal_code_type = PIN | postal_code = 182142 | area_code_type = | area_code = | iso_code = | website = {{URL|patnitop.nic.in}} | footnotes = | demographics_type1 = Languages | demographics1_info1 = Hindi, Dogri | demographics1_title1 = Official }} '''Nathatop''' is a radar station and tourist spot located, between Sanasar and Patnitop in the Udhampur district of Jammu and Kashmir, India.<ref name ="ramban">{{Cite web|title=Patnitop {{!}} Government of Jammu and Kashmir {{!}} place of diverse culture, beautiful meadows {{!}} India|url=https://ramban.gov.in/tourist-place/patnitop/|access-date=2021-12-28}}</ref> It is in located on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway (which is part of National Highway 44, formerly 1A), {{convert|121|km|0|abbr=on}} from Jammu, on the way from Udhampur to Srinagar. Situated in the lower Himalayan belt of the Himalayas,<ref name ="ramban" /> Nathatop sits at an altitude of {{convert|2133|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&q=patnitop&pg=PT72|year=2005|publisher=Sterling Publishers |isbn=81-207-2939-0|page=47|chapter=17. Patnitop}}</ref> Nathatop lies in District Udhampur of Jammu And Kashmir

==History== After Indo-Pakistani War of 1965, Indian Airforce decided to alert its Srinagar Airforce by installing a Radar at an altitude of {{convert|2897|m|abbr=on}} at Shankh Pal Mandir, however considering the sanctity of the site, the leader of location search party Wing Commander Natha Singh decided to change the coordinates and setup the Radar ATCR 2D at its current location in March 1970 named after him in 1995. Route Surveillance Radar was replaced by the ATCR-22 in 1981, followed by a Master T Radar in 2024. <ref>{{Cite web|title=901 Signal Unit Nothern Radar|url=https://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Database/Units/901+SU}}</ref> ==Legend== This site serves as an alternative to the Shankh Pal Temple, which is believed to possess mystical powers. According to local accounts, an Air Force reconnaissance team led by Wing Commander Natha Singh camped near the temple while surveying the area for a potential radar station. However, each morning, they mysteriously found themselves relocated to different spots, far from their original campsite. Consequently, the survey was abandoned, and the radar station was established at this location instead. Locals attribute this to Raja Shankhpal, the temple's deity, who they believe did not want the station near his sacred abode.<ref>{{Cite news|title=Legends of Ramban|url=https://www.dailyexcelsior.com/legends-of-ramban/#google_vignette|publisher=DailyExcelsior|access-date=20 December 2024}}</ref>

==Gallery== <gallery> File:Shankh Pal temple.jpg|Shankh Pal temple 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|Patnitop </gallery>

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==External links== * [http://www.patnitop.nic.in/ Patnitop Development Authority, Official website] * [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 }}

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