Akhnoor is an archeological and historic town in Jammu district in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It is located about 28 km away from Jammu. The antiquity of the town goes back to the Indus Valley civilization.The town is believed to have been named Akhnoor by Mughal Emperor Jahangir who once visited the area and the fort on the advice of a saint when his eyes got infected while returning from Kashmir. Amazingly, Jahangir's eyes were fully cured by the fresh air of the town blowing over the Chenab. He called the town Aankho-ka-Noor (light of the eyes) and since then the place came to be known Akhnoor.