The Doda district has deposits of high-grade sapphire.

Doda district has a rich history.

According to the 2011 census Doda district has a population of 409,576, roughly equal to the nation of Malta.

The police in Srinagar confirmed the ambush in the southern Doda district on Friday but gave no details.

The incident comes within days of a massacre of 15 Hindus in the Doda district of Jammu.

In one incident, gunmen stormed a village in the Doda district, dragged Hindu villagers from their homes and shot 22 of them dead.

He was born in Bhaderwah, and lived in Bhaar village in Doda district of Jammu.

Badroon is a village in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir state of India.

The Baglihar hydropower dam is being built (as of 2006) on the Chenab River in the Doda district.

---- Kharnal is also a village in Doda district in Jammu and Kashmir.