Aru known as Adav in Kashmiri, is a village, tourist spot in the Anantnag District of Jammu and Kashmir, India.

[5] Jammu & Kashmir’s biggest Fodder Seed Product Station is also located in the Aru village.

[citation needed] The village is a base camp for trekkers to the Kolahoi Glacier, the Tarsar-Marsar lakes and the Katrinag valley.

In the winters, when Aru receives heavy snowfall, skiing and heliskiing are practiced.

Other tourist activities include fishing of trout in the Lidder river, trekking, hiking, horse riding, sightseeing and photography.