Kathua

Kathua lies near the Ravi River at the foot of the Jammu hills. The Ujh, a tributary of the Ravi, flows through the surrounding country, where the plains give way to rising ground. Nearby Jasrota was the seat of a local ruling house; its ruined fort recalls a polity situated between the Ravi and Ujh. The river valleys offered routes between the Punjab plains and the hill country to the north.