Kishtwar
Kishtwar | |
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View of Chowgan Ground in Kishtwar town, Jammu and Kashmir, India | |
| Coordinates: 33°19′N 75°46′E / 33.32°N 75.77°E | |
| Country | India |
| Union Territory | Jammu & Kashmir |
| Division | Jammu |
| District | Kishtwar |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal Council |
| • Body | Kishtwar Municipal Council |
| Area | |
• Total | 22.5 km2 (8.7 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,638 m (5,374 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 14,865 |
| • Density | 660/km2 (1,700/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Kashmiri,Urdu, English |
| • Spoken | Kashmiri, Urdu, Kishtwari |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 182204 |
| Vehicle registration | JK17 |
| Website | www |
Kishtwar is a town, municipality and administrative headquarter of the Kishtwar district in the Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir. The district was carved out of the Doda district in 2007. and is located in the Jammu division. The town of Kishtwar is situated at a distance of 209.5 km (130.2 mi) from the summer capital of Srinagar, and 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. The old name of Kishtwar was "Kashtvatha" as mentioned in Rajtarangni of Kalhana Pandita written in 1148 CE.
In 2013, the municipality was the location of the Kishtwar Riots, which claimed three lives and injured 80 more, 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.