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Home History Contents City distance from Pathankot Photo Gallery Contact usPathankot is a small city in Gurdaspur district in the Indian state of Punjab. It is a meeting point of the three northern states i.e Punjab, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu & Kashmir. It is the last city in Punjab on the national highway that connects Jammu and Kashmir with the rest of India.Pathankot is also used as a gateway to the Himachali hill stations of Dalhousie, Dharamsala, Mcleodganj, Kangra Valley, Jwalaji, and Chintpurni.It was a part of the Nurpur state ruled by the Pathania Rajputs prior to 1849 A.D. Pathankot serves as a travel hub for the three northerly states and is a hub for the defence forces - Indian Army and Indian Air Force. Pathankot is the fifth largest city in the state of Punjab in terms of population.This bestows strategic importance on the city and due to this strategic position Pathankot is also known as cock neck city.
