Local businesses in Jammu
Listed in OpenStreetMap within 3.5 km of the city centre.
- Restaurants and cafes: 13
- Mahajan Provisional Store; Delicacy; The Kulcha hut; Uma Dosa plaza; Jangi Non-veg Restaurant; Papa Di Hatti, Chicken & Mutton; Amam Vaishnav Dhaba; KC Plaza; Khaana Khazana; Pahalwan Sweets
- Hotels and lodges: 10
- Imperial Lodge Hotel; Hotel Asia; Fortune Inn Riviera Hotel; Hari Niwas Palace Hotel; Hotel Ashok; Hotel Jammu Residency; KC Residency Hotel; Kranti Hotel; Government Guest House
- Attractions and museums: 5
- Dogra Art Museum; Wadia Museum of Natural History; Amar Singh Museum; Amar Mahal Museum & Library; War Memorial
- Cinemas and theatres: 6
- Swaran theatre (CLOSED); Hari Theatre; Movietime; Movietime Platinum; Apsara Multiplex; Wave Cinemas
- Places of worship: 48
- Tawi Masjid Jammu; Ahmadiyya Mosque Jammu; Anjuman-E-Haidery Imam Bargah Mosque; Bawa Sidh Goria Temple; Chand Nagar Gurdwara; Ranbireshwar Temple; Sri Kalghidhar Gurudwara; Sri Radha Krishna Mandir Paloura; St. Peter's Catholic Church; Bahu Mosque
- Parks and stadiums: 52
- JDA Coplex; Hari Niwas Park; KK Hakhu Hockey Stadium; Maharaja Hari Singh Park; Manda Deer Park; Electronic Park; Gole Market; MA Stadium Park; Municipal Park Paloura (Palourka); Oval Garden
- Clothing shops: 4
- Yougal Son's Gandhi Nagar; First Cry; Max Fashion; Allen Solly
- Bakeries and sweet shops: 2
- Dayal House; Jai hind bakery
Jammu facts
- District
- Jammu district
- Area
- about 112 sq km, about 327 m above sea level
- Places nearby
- Raghunath Temple (Hindu Temple, 1 km), Mubarak Mandi Palace (palace, 1 km), Maulana Azad Stadium (cricket stadium, 2 km), Hari Niwas Palace (palace, 2 km)
- History
- According to local tradition, Jammu is named after its founder, Raja Jambulochan, who is said to have ruled in the 9th century.
- Local economy
- Tourism is the largest industry in Jammu. The city is also an economic centre for the region, with basmati rice from the nearby RS Pura area processed in its mills and an industrial estate at Bari Brahmana that makes carpets and electronic goods.
- Geography
- Jammu lies about 300 m above sea level on low ridges of the Shivalik hills, surrounded by the Shivalik range.
Sources: Census of India 2011, Wikipedia, Wikidata, India Post and OpenStreetMap. Last checked 14 October 2026.