Why visit Kishtwār
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About Kishtwār
Kishtwar is a town, municipality and administrative headquarter of the Kishtwar district in the Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir in the disputed Kashmir region. 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.
From the Wikipedia article Kishtwar (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Map of Kishtwār
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Getting there and nearby towns
Jammu Airport (IXJ) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 111 km away.
- Bunjwah 25 km southeast, about 25 min by car
- Doda 27 km southwest, about 27 min by car
- Bhadarwāh 37 km south, about 37 min by car
- Batoti 48 km southwest, about 48 min by car
- Rāmban 50 km west, about 50 min by car
- Kokernag 51 km northwest, about 51 min by car
- Kūd 52 km southwest, about 52 min by car
- Banihāl 55 km west, about 55 min by car
- Dooru Verinag 57 km northwest, about 57 min by car
- Anantnag 73 km northwest, about 1 h 15 min by car
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- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
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- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Chowgan, AlKashmiri, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Mi-8 of Indian Air Force in Kishtwar, taking relief cargo to remote areas of J&K State., Vikramaadityasumbria, CC BY-SA 3.0
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