RAMBAN DISTRICT
Ramban district is one of the districts of the Indian Union Territory Jammu and Kashmir. Ramban district is situated in the lap of the Pir Panjal mountain range. Ramban district is the district headquarters. The Ramban district is situated midway between the Jammu and Srinagar along with the Chenab River in Chenab valley on National Highway-44. Ramban district is around 1,156 meters above sea level. The boundary lines of Ramban district enclose hill station Patnitop as its southernmost point, Gool to the west, Assar on its eastern edge, and Banihal to the north. The terrain of the Ramban district is hilly and tough. Ramban district shares its border with Doda, Kulgam, Reasi, Anantnag, and Udhampur. The climatic conditions of the Ramban district vary according to the altitude. The working season of the Ramban district is about eight months due to the typical weather conditions of the Ramban district.
Ranbir Singh the son of Gulab Singh after his death became the Maharaja of Jammu and Kashmir in 1858 AD. Once when he was stumbling at Nashbad while going to Kashmir then he changed the name of Nashbad to Ramban. After this, Ramban received the status of stumbling station for the royal caravans. The most widely spoken languages of the Ramban district are Kashmiri and its dialects (Poguli and Sirazi). Urdu, Gojri, Punjabi, and Dogri are the other languages that are spoken in Ramban District. Ramban district has a majority of the Muslim population. In the Ramban district, 70% of the population is Muslim and 28% of the population is Hindu and the rest are other.
Sanasar Lake is one of the most famous lakes in the Ramban district for tourists. Sanasar Lake includes various tourist activities like- trekking, rock climbing, camping, paragliding, hot air ballooning, golf, and abseiling.
Ramban District is the newly carved out district of Jammu and Kashmir state which came into force on 1st April 2007after the former Doda District which was further split into three districts of Ramban, Kishtwar, and Doda. The best season of the Ramban district is in March to May and October. The most favorite and popular dish of the Ramban District which is famous throughout the country that is Rajma with Chawal and with Desi Ghee and Anardana Chatni at the place Peerah on the National Highway.
Ramban district has many tourist places which provide special tourist attention towards the Ramban district. The list of the tourist potential places of Ramban district are- Banihal, Nilpal Lamber, Thandi Chhah, Neel Top, Zabban, Pogal Paristan, Gogli Dhar (Sunsaree), Kharwan, Maho Mangat, Gool. And the other tourist spots of Ramban District are- Bhatni Village, Ladha Dhar. These areas provide opportunities for orchards, cultural, agro, and adventure tourism potential. These areas have various scenic spots and vast lush green meadows.
In the Ramban district, there is the most important fort which is known as Gajpat Fort that is on the top of the mountain. Everyone said about this fort is, once Sheikh Abdullah was kept imprisoned in Gajpat fort for few days. In 1825, Raja Sultan Khan of Bimber was also imprisoned by Gulab Singh in this fort, and Raja Sultan Khan has died in this fort.
