Bhaderwah


Bhaderwah is a town and tehsil in the district Doda of the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It is also given the status of sub-district. The town is governed by a notified area council.
The Bhaderwah valley is located in the foothills of the Himalayan mountains, from Batote.

History

Very little is known about the history of Bhaderwah to the common people and larger masses but in the folklore, the history dates back to prehistoric times. Earlier, the town was known by the name of Hettary Nagar and prior to that, there were two other towns namely Donga Nagar and Udho Nagar. Both the Nagars was supposed to be situated somewhere to the east of the present Bhaderwah town. Both the Nagars flooded due to torrential floods from the Himalayan Ranges. The modern-day abundance of boulders present reveals the occurrence of disaster then. The aftermath of the catastrophe made people of Bhaderwah select a place for their rehabilitation in Seeri, the present-day Bhaderwah.

Climate