Bhaderwah
Sign in to saveBhaderwah (also spelled Bhadarwah, locally also known as Bhadarkashi) is a town and a tehsil in the Doda district of Jammu Division of Jammu and Kashmir, India.
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- India Jammu and Kashmir#India
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- Bhaderwah
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- Bhaderwahi
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- Tehsil
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- from top, left to right: view of Bhadarwah town with Kailash Kund range in the background; Mela Patt, a folk celebration in Bhadarwah; Kailash Kund Lake or Kablas Dal
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- Location in Jammu and Kashmir, India
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- Country
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- Union Territory
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- Jammu & Kashmir
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- Division
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- Jammu
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- District
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- Doda
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- Metric
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- 112.17
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- 1613
- Settlement.population_total
- 75,376
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14 sectionsContents
- Etymology and names
- History
- Dogra rule
- Culture
- Demographics
- Religion
- Languages
- Climate
- Tourism
- Ropeway
- Tourist destination of Bhaderwah Valley
- See also
- References
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Bhaderwah (also spelled Bhadarwah, locally also known as Bhadarkashi) is a town and a tehsil in the Doda district of Jammu Division of Jammu and Kashmir, India.
==Etymology and names== The name Bhaderwah derives from the Sanskrit word Bhadarwasa meaning "a place of living of supreme and intellect mankind". Alternatively, the name may derive from Bhadarkashi, a name given to the town for the ancient temple of Hindu goddess Bhadrakali located in the area. The area is called Bhadar Avkash () and Bhadar Pura in the 1148 CE Sanskrit chronicle Rajatarangini of Kalhana, with the former likely a name given to the region by foreign Kashmiri rulers. The area is sometimes referred to as Chota Kashmir or "little Kashmir" because of topographic similarities with the Kashmir Valley, and is called Bhadarkashi by the Hindus of the region.