Ramban (Urdu: ضلع رام بن) is one of the 22 districts in the state of Jammu and Kashmir
, India. Ramban is located in the lap of Pir Panjal
range of the mighty Himalayas
. It was carved-out out of erstwhile Doda District
keeping in view the backwardness, remoteness and aspiration of people of the area. District Ramban started functioning as independent unit on April 1, 2007.Ramban town is the district headquarters. The town is located midway between Jammu
and Srinagar
along the Chenab river, on National Highway-44, (originally National Highway 1A (India)
) approximately 150 km from Jammu and Srinagar.
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