City (pop., 2001 prelim.: 378,431) and winter capital of Jammu and Kashmir state, northwestern India.
It lies along the Tawi River, south of Srinagar . Once the capital of the Dogra Rajput dynasty, it became part of Ranjit Singh's domain in the 19th century. It is now a railroad and manufacturing centre. Sites of interest include a fort, a palace of the rajas, and the University of Jammu (founded 1969).