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Banihal Pass (Devanagari: बनिहाल दर्रा) is a pass across the Pir Panjal Range at 2832 m (9291 ft) maximum elevation. This mountain range separates the Kashmir valley in the Indian state Jammu and Kashmir from the outer Himalaya and plains to the south. Banihal pass remains covered by snow during the winter. In Kashmiri language Banihāl means blizzard.The road from Jammu to Srinagar transversed Banihal pass until 1956 when Jawahar tunnel was constructed under Banihal pass.