Breng Valley (The Golden Crown of Kashmir) is located in

Anantnag district Anantnag district is an administrative district of Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir (union territory), Jammu and Kashmir in the disputed Kashmir region. The application of the term "administered" to the various regions of Kashmir and a m ...

in the Indian territory of

Jammu and Kashmir Jammu and Kashmir may refer to: * Jammu and Kashmir (union territory), a region administered by India as a union territory since 2019 * Jammu and Kashmir (state), a region administered by India as a state from 1952 to 2019 * Jammu and Kashmir (prin ...

. The valley is named after the rivulet '' Brengi'' which is a tributary of famous

Jhelum River The Jhelum River is a major river in South Asia, flowing through India and Pakistan, and is the westernmost of the five major rivers of the Punjab region. It originates at Verinag and flows through the Indian-administered territory of Jammu ...

. The valley spans over 40 km on either side of ''Brengi'' and

Kokernag Kokernag ( ; ) is a sub-district, town and a notified area committee in the Breng Valley (also known as the Golden Crown of Kashmir) of Anantnag district in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. The place is known for its botanica ...

is the center of the valley where famous Kokernag Garden is located. The valley has been praised by the Kashmiri Sufi saint Sheikh Noor-u-din Wali as ''Breng Gov Sonsun Preng'', i.e. Breng Valley is a Golden Crown.The breng valley is situated on the banks of river brengi, the right bank tributary of Jhelum. It is surrounded by mountains on all sides that form the part of pir panjal range . The brengi valley provides the routes to wardwan valley in addition to kishtwar via margan top and sinthon top respectively.

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Anantnag district Valleys of Jammu and Kashmir {{JammuKashmir-geo-stub