📍 Dam🏞️ Lake🌄 Viewpoint

Ranjit Sagar Dam

Pathankot, Punjab, India

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Overview

Punjab's largest dam — the Thein reservoir spreading into Himalayan foothills where the Ravi leaves the mountains.

Why visit: Big blue water against the first wall of the Himalaya.

Things to do

›Reservoir viewpoints
›Shahpurkandi fort nearby
›Foothill drives

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Travel Information

Best time

Oct–Mar

Entry fee

Viewpoints free

Est. budget

₹100–300

Duration

2 hrs

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Within

8.8 km

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