Kishtwar
Town and district headquarters in Jammu and Kashmir / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Kishtwar is a town, municipality and administrative headquarter of the Kishtwar district in the Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir.[3] The district was carved out of the Doda district in 2007.[4] and is located in the Jammu division. The town of Kishtwar is situated at a distance of 211.5 km (131.4 mi) from the winter capital of Jammu. A large ground locally called as Chowgan ground is located in the heart of the town.[5]
Kishtwar | |
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Coordinates: 33.32°N 75.77°E / 33.32; 75.77 | |
Country | India |
Union Territory | Jammu & Kashmir |
Division | Jammu |
District | Kishtwar |
Government | |
• Type | Municipal Committee |
• Body | Kishtwar Municipal Committee |
Elevation | 1,638 m (5,374 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 14,865 |
Languages | |
• Official | Kashmiri, Hindi, Urdu, Dogri, English[1][2] |
• Spoken | Kashmiri, Kishtwari, Bhoti |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 182204 |
Vehicle registration | JK17 |
Website | www |
In 2013, the municipality was the location of the Kishtwar Riots, which claimed three lives and injured 80 more,[6][7] and was a conflict between Muslim and Hindu communities that occurred in the aftermath of the Eid festival on 9 August 2013 at Kishtwar, Jammu and Kashmir.