Pathankot is a city in Punjab, India. The Pathankot District borders Pakistan to the west. Pathankot was officially declared a region of Punjab in 2011. It used to be a Tehsil in the Gurdaspur district of Punjab. Pathankot is located at the intersection of the three northern states of India-Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir. Due to its geographical location, Pathankot is the tourist hub of these three northern states. There are several attractions in and outside the city that are part of Pathankot’s tourist route, such as Nurpur Fort, which was built by the Rajputs of Patanya more than 900 years ago. In addition, Shahpurkandi Fort, Kathgarh Shiva Temple and Jugial Parish are also popular with tourists. Jwalaji and Chintpurni are popular weekend resorts that tourists can visit during their vacation in Pathankot. The city is located at the foothills of the picturesque Kangra and Dalhousie, with the Chaki River nearby. It is on the way to Jammu and Kashmir, Dalhousie, Changba, Kangra, Dharamsala, McLeod Ganj, Jawa Raj, Chintpurni and further into the Himalayas. Pathankot is also the education center of nearby Jammu and Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh. Many rural students from these states came to Pathankot for training.