Kishtwar my home town

Kishtwar my home town The beautiful destination in J&K. Famous for Chenab, Chowgan, safroon sapphire religious places natural beauty & mountains.

not so popular as tourist destination bt this place offers u an amazing view which is enough for everyone to visit here. Country:- India
State:- Jammu and Kashmir
District:- Kishtwar
Named for:- High mountains
Government Type:- Democracy
Body NCP
Elevation 1,638 m (5,374 ft)
Population (2011) 227,976
Languages Official Urdu
Time zone:- IST (UTC+5:30)
Located:- 35-55 and 45-97 degr

ees longitudinal;
Kishtwar District is a newly formed district of Jammu and Kashmir. As of 2011 it is the third least populous district of Jammu and Kashmir.Kishtwar District is a newly formed district of Jammu and Kashmir. As of 2011 it is the third least populous district of Jammu and Kashmir (out of 22), after Kargil and Leh.The District has derived its name from "Kishat Rishi" who stayed here. It is the is the modified version of earlier name of Kishaswar. Kishtwar in its ancient form Kashthavata, is first referred to in the Rajatarangini during the empire of Raja Kalsa of Kashmir, when "Uttamaraja", the ruler of Kashthavata visited the court of Kashmiri king in company with several other hill chiefs to pay their respects to the Raja. Kishtwar is surrounded by the mighty Himalayas from all the sides , kindling off in Marwah-Warwan valley, Paddar valley and Chhatroo valley. Kishtwar endowed with dense forests of deodar, fir and pine is treasure of scenic beauty. There are high altitude mountains ranging between 20,000 feet to 21,000 feet like Num K*m, Burmah and Barnag. It offers tremendous scope for pilgrim tourism also as some important shrines are located in the area. These include Ziarat Zain-Shah-Sahib, Farid-ud-Din Sahib, Hazrat Asrar-ud-Din Sahib, Athara Bhuja Devi temple, Chandi Mata temple and Hatta Wali Matta. Kishtwar merged with the State of Jammu and Kashmir in 1821, A.D. With the passage of time Kishtwar became a Tehsil of District Udhampur and remained its part till 1948, when it became part of newly created District Doda in the wake of first re-organization of the state during the post-independence period.

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Country:- India State:- Jammu and Kashmir District:- Kishtwar Named for:- High mountains Government Type:- Democracy Body BJP

Area 7824sq.km Elevation 1,638 m (5,374 ft) Population (2011) 227,976 Languages Official Urdu Located:- 35-55 and 45-97 degrees longitudinal;

Cash crop production:- Safroon

Costiliest Blue stone:- Sapphire Kishtwar District is a newly formed district of Jammu and Kashmir in 2007. As of 2011 it is the third least populous district of Jammu and Kashmir.Kishtwar District is a newly formed district of Jammu and Kashmir. As of 2011 it is the third least populous district of Jammu and Kashmir (out of 22), after Kargil and Leh.The District has derived its name from "Kishat Rishi" who stayed here. It is the is the modified version of earlier name of Kishaswar. Kishtwar in its ancient form Kashthavata, is first referred to in the Rajatarangini during the empire of Raja Kalsa of Kashmir, when "Uttamaraja", the ruler of Kashthavata visited the court of Kashmiri king in company with several other hill chiefs to pay their respects to the Raja. Kishtwar is surrounded by the mighty Himalayas from all the sides , kindling off in Marwah-Warwan valley, Paddar valley and Chhatroo valley. Kishtwar endowed with dense forests of deodar, fir and pine is treasure of scenic beauty. There are high altitude mountains ranging between 20,000 feet to 21,000 feet like Num K*m, Burmah and Barnag. It offers tremendous scope for pilgrim tourism also as some important shrines are located in the area. These include Ziarat Zain-Shah-Sahib, Farid-ud-Din Sahib, Hazrat Asrar-ud-Din Sahib, Athara Bhuja Devi temple, Chandi Mata temple and Hatta Wali Matta. Kishtwar merged with the State of Jammu and Kashmir in 1821, A.D. With the passage of time Kishtwar became a Tehsil of District Udhampur and remained its part till 1948, when it became part of newly created District Doda in the wake of first re-organization of the state during the post-independence period.