Gurez or Gurais, also pronounced Gorai in the local Shina language, is a valley located in the high Himalayas , about 86 kilometres (53 mi) from Bandipore and 123 kilometres (76 mi) from Srinagar in northern Jammu and Kashmir. At about 8,000 feet (2,400 m) above sea level, the valley is surrounded by snow capped mountains.