Chowgam is a village in the Kulgam district, with its block located in

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. It is located from its main district

Kulgam Kulgam (), known as Kolgom () in Kashmiri, is a town, an administrative division and capital of the Kulgam district in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It is located at a distance of from the summer state capital of Jammu ...

, from its block

and from district

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. It is one of the oldest villages in

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. Sub Villages in its proximity are Churat, Sopat, Nawa, Khargund, Gundipora, Brinal Lammer, Bonigam and many other minor villages.

Geography

Chowgam is located at the south-western part of

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as well as

. Two main Rivers flow from this mini town: * River Lamer, rising from the southern Mountain surrounding this village. * River Wyeth, rising from the

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and joining ''Lamer'' at the end of the Village. These two rivers make one unit and join the

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and continue their journey. Paddy fields are located near the Boundary of the village.

Religion

People mostly follow

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. There is a shrine of Baba Naseeb Din Gazi who was from

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. Baba Naseeb Ud Din Gazi (RA) was a revered saint known for his spiritual influence and teachings in Kashmir. His life and legacy are steeped in mystical tales and spiritual anecdotes, such as the one you mentioned about his burial. According to the story, after his passing in Chowgam, multiple villages surrounding the area desired to bury him in their own villages due to his spiritual stature. However, his body mysteriously moved from Chowgam and came to rest in Bijbehara village of Anantnag, where he was eventually buried. Once there were

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but migrated to other places during the insurgency in the late 1980s and continued till the 1990s, still there are some Hindu families residing who never left even after the insurgency.

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