Dhalan

Dhalan
Dhalan
Village
	Dhalan Location in Jammu and Kashmir, India Dhalan Dhalan (India)
	Coordinates: 32°46′56″N 74°27′28″E / 32.7821218°N 74.4578983°E
Country	India
Union Territory	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Jammu
Population (2011)
• Total	643
Languages
• Spoken	Dogri, Hindi
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)

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The line separating the Indian-administered (blue) and Pakistan-administered (dark green) parts of Kashmir is called the *Line of Control* (LoC). It begins at *Dhalan* west of *Jammu* and ends at the *Point NJ9842* at extreme southwest corner of Siachen. The *Actual Ground Position Line* (AGPL) separates areas held by India and Pakistan in the disputed Siachen region.

Dhalan is a village located on a river bank in Jammu district of Jammu and Kashmir union territory of India. Dhalan is located on the India-Pakistan LoC, which begins just north of Dahlan. The important geostrategic Chicken's Neck military sector of Pakistan lies southeast of Dhalan.

Dhalan is 36 km from nearest railway station at Akhnoor on the Jammu–Poonch line and 68 km from the nearest airport Jammu Airport.