Doda

Doda, India

Doda, town, southern Jammu and Kashmir union territory, northern India. It is located in the southern western (Punjab) Himalayas (the western segment of the vast Himalayas mountain range) on the Chenab River. Agriculture and mining are important in the surrounding area, which also contains stands of deodar pine. Pop. (2001) 11,320; (2011) 21,605.

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