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Chenab Valley | |
|---|---|
 Chenab River at Ramban | |
| Nicknames: Chenab-belt, Chenab region | |
| Country |  India |
| Union Territory |  Jammu and Kashmir |
| Capital | Doda[1] |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Udhampur-Doda Lok Sabha Constituency |
| Government | |
| • Body | Government of Jammu and Kashmir |
| Area | |
• Total | 11,885 km2 (4,589 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 924,345 |
| • Density | 78/km2 (200/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Chenabi |
| Languages | |
| • Spoken | |
| Districts | |
| Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) | Shridhar Patil (IPS)[3] |
| Militia | Village Defence Guards |
| Public Works (R&B) Department | Chenab Zone[4] |
| Department of Forest | Chenab Circle[5] |
| Chenab Valley | |
| Geology | |
| Type | River Valley |
| Location | Jammu and Kashmir, India |
| State/Province | Jammu and Kashmir (union territory) |
| Population centers | Doda, Ramban, Kishtwar |
| Borders on | Anantnag District & Kulgam District to its north, Kargil District on its east, Rajouri District on its west and Udhampur district, Kathua District and Indian state of Himachal Pradesh on its south |
| Traversed by | NH244 |
| Rivers | |
Chenab Valley is a term[a] refers to present-day districts of Doda, Kishtwar, Ramban in Jammu and Kashmir.[6] These three districts used to be part of a single former district called Doda, which was created in 1948 out of the eastern parts of Udhampur district of the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir, and are sometimes collectively referred to as the Doda belt.[7][b][8]
- ^ Bhat, Dr Raja Muzaffar (26 May 2019). "Tapping natural capital of Chenab valley". Daily Excelsior. Retrieved 10 November 2024.
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- ^ "Chenab, Pir Panjal among six new zones as J&K Government Orders Restructuring Of R&B Department". The Chenab Times. 6 January 2023. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
- ^ "CF Chenab Circle convenes coordination meeting at Batote". Department of Information and Public Relations, Government of Jammu and Kashmir. 9 December 2021. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
- ^ Behera 2006, p. 130.
- ^ Chowdhary 2019, p. 51.
- ^ "THROUGH THE PIR PANJAL". The Hindu. 7 July 2001. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
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