Saraz
Saraj or Siraj | |
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Region | |
Coordinates: 33°10′26″N 75°42′40″E / 33.173996°N 75.711074°E | |
Country | India |
Union Territory | Jammu and Kashmir |
Areas (Located in Saraz) |
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Saraz or Siraj is a hilly region in the eastern part of the Jammu division of Jammu and Kashmir in northern India. Historically a pargana within the erstwhile state of Kishtwar,[1] the region currently takes up the northern half of Doda district and parts of neighbouring Ramban and Kishtwar districts. Its population in 2011 stood at 180,000 people.[2] The region is defined mainly on the basis of linguistics where the majority of people speak Sarazi as their mother tongue.