Marwah is a valley and sub-division in the

Kishtwar district Kishtwar district is an administrative district of the Jammu division of Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir of the disputed Kashmir region.The application of the term "administered" to the various regions of Kashmir and a mention of the ...

Jammu and Kashmir Jammu and Kashmir may refer to: * Jammu and Kashmir (union territory), a region administered by India as a union territory since 2019 * Jammu and Kashmir (state), a region administered by India as a state from 1952 to 2019 * Jammu and Kashmir (prin ...

in India. Marwah is surrounded by the Warwan valley to the northwest,

Ladakh Ladakh () is a region administered by India as a union territory and constitutes an eastern portion of the larger Kashmir region that has been the subject of a Kashmir#Kashmir dispute, dispute between India and Pakistan since 1947 and India an ...

and

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to the east, Chatroo and

Kishtwar 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 ...

to the south, and

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in the west. The area is drained by river Marusudar, which is the largest tributary of

Chenab The Chenab River is a major river in India and Pakistan, and is one of the 5 major rivers of the Punjab region. It is formed by the union of two headwaters, the Chandra and Bhaga, which rise in the upper Himalayas in the Lahaul region of Himac ...

. The various tourist destinations of Marwah include Tatapani, Kishtwar National Park, Sarasnag, hajan park ,Mudaksar,

Nun Kun Nun Kun is a mountain massif of the greater Himalayan range, located on the border of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh in northern India. It consists of two main peaks: Nun () and Kun (), separated from each other by a 4 km long snowy plate ...

, Kandinag, Fariabad Yordu Doomail and Cricket Stadium Yordu.

Demographics

Marwah sub division consists of 4 tehsils and 27 villages, according to census 2011.

Religion

The region has a Muslim majority population, with a significant Hindu minority.

Language and culture

The vast majority of the population speaks

Kashmiri Kashmiri may refer to: * People or things related to the Kashmir Valley or the broader region of Kashmir * Kashmiris, an ethnic group native to the Kashmir Valley * Kashmiri language, the language of the Kashmiris ethnic group People with the nam ...

. Culture is almost similar to that of Kashmir valley.

References

{{Reflist Villages in Kishtwar district Tehsils of Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)