KATHUA DISTRICT
Let’s know about the first district of Jammu that is the Kathua District.
Jammu consists of 10 districts in which Kathua district is one of the 10 administrative districts of Jammu. Kathua district is covered with Jammu to the Northwest, the Doda and Udhampur districts to the North, the state of Himachal Pradesh to the East, Punjab to the south, and Pakistan’s working boundary to the West. The homestead of Kathua is diverse, that consists of rich agricultural areas along the Punjab/Kashmir border. Kathua district is separated into 8 blocks- Bani, Barnoti, Basohli, Billawar, Duggan, Ghagwal, Hiranagar, Kathua, and Lohai Malhar. The traditional language which is mainly spoken in the Kathua district is Dogri. Pahari languages are operable in the mountainous area of the East. English, Hindi, and Urdu are the principal languages of Kathua. The total population of the Kathua District is around 59,866.
Kathua is situated at a distance of about 88 km from Jammu. About 2000 years ago, a popular Rajput King, Jodh Singh of the Andotra Dynasty was settled here with his three sons, those three sons founded their own small towns namely, Taraf Tajwal, Taraf Manjali, and Taraf Bhajwal. These three towns were together called Kathai by the local people. Ultimately, Kathai became Kathua.
(Source- Wikipedia)
The climatic conditions of Kathua are sub-tropical which is similar to the rest of the places of Jammu. Kathua endures cold winters and warm summers. Summer seasons are quite salubrious here and most of the tourists love to visit this city during summers. The summer season commences from April and continues till June. During summers travelers can delight in all the outdoor activities such as sightseeing and trekking.
Kathua district has beautiful gardens and parks, of which one is Dr. K. K. Birla Garden. Kathua city has a garden along with the tributary of Ravi river which is famous for its beauty throughout the Jammu Region.
1- Bani
2- The Dream
3- Chandel
4- Mata Sundrikote
5- Mata Bala Sundri
6- Airwan Temple
7- Peer Chattershah
8- Gurudwara Singh Sabha
9- Panyalag
10- Sarthal
11- Jodia Di Mata Temple
12- Sukrala Mata Temple
13- Mahabilvakeshwar Temple
14- Chamunda Devi Temple
15- Sanan Ghat
16- Hiranagar
17- Narsingh Ji Temple
18- Shree Anand Ashram
19- Jasrota
20- Asha Purani Mandir
21- Sapt Sarober Mandir
22- Dhoula Vali Mata
23- Billawar
24- Machhedi
25- Bhaddu
26- Mankote
27- Shiv Temple
28- Dhar Mahanpur
29- Basohli
Basohli is a town of Kathua District which is majorly known for its paintings, memorialized by their artistic eminences and their connoisseur patrons, today Basohli is a metaphor town which is a vigorous, bold, and imaginative artistic style, stylish rich, and unconventional. The painting style is characterized by the vigorous use of primary colors a peculiar facial formula that persists in the seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries in the foothills of the Western Himalayas in the Jammu and Punjab states.
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