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	In the past, Doda was largely inhabited by [[Sarazi]] population before people started settling there from Kashmir and other adjoining areas.<ref name="greaterkashmir.com">{{Cite web\|url=https://www.greaterkashmir.com/news/more/news/story-of-doda-misunderstood-by-kashmir/\|title=Story of Doda misunderstood by Kashmir\|date=13 March 2015\|website=Greater Kashmir\|language=en-US\|access-date=6 September 2019}}</ref> The reasons for Kashmiri population settling in Saraz during the 17th and 18th centuries is a matter on which historians disagree.<ref name="Mini Kashmir">{{Cite web\|url=https://kashmirlife.net/mini-kashmir-1147/\|title=Mini Kashmir\|date=11 January 2011\|website=Kashmir Life\|language=en-GB\|access-date=6 September 2019}}</ref> However [[Sumantra Bose]] says it was repression by feudal class that drew people to the district of Doda, [[Ramban district\|Ramban]] and [[Kishtwar district\|Kishtwar]].<ref>{{Cite book\|title=Snedden, Understanding Kashmir and Kashmiris 2015, p. 23.}}</ref> The northern side of Doda district borders with the erstwhile Anantnag district of the [[Kashmir region]]~~. People often migrated from Kashmir to Saraz area whenever there were famines in Kashmir~~.		In the past, Doda was largely inhabited by [[Sarazi]] population before people started settling there from Kashmir and other adjoining areas.<ref name="greaterkashmir.com">{{Cite web\|url=https://www.greaterkashmir.com/news/more/news/story-of-doda-misunderstood-by-kashmir/\|title=Story of Doda misunderstood by Kashmir\|date=13 March 2015\|website=Greater Kashmir\|language=en-US\|access-date=6 September 2019}}</ref> The reasons for Kashmiri population settling in Saraz during the 17th and 18th centuries is a matter on which historians disagree.<ref name="Mini Kashmir">{{Cite web\|url=https://kashmirlife.net/mini-kashmir-1147/\|title=Mini Kashmir\|date=11 January 2011\|website=Kashmir Life\|language=en-GB\|access-date=6 September 2019}}</ref> However [[Sumantra Bose]] says it was repression by feudal class that drew people to the district of Doda, [[Ramban district\|Ramban]] and [[Kishtwar district\|Kishtwar]].<ref>{{Cite book\|title=Snedden, Understanding Kashmir and Kashmiris 2015, p. 23.}}</ref> The northern side of Doda district borders with the erstwhile Anantnag district of the [[Kashmir region]].

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'''Saraz''' or '''Siraj''' is a hilly region in [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]], northern India. Historically a '' [[pargana]]'' within the erstwhile state of [[Kishtwar]],<ref name="Mahajan"/> the region currently takes up the northern half of [[Doda district]] and parts of neighbouring [[Ramban district|Ramban]] and [[Kishtwar district|Kishtwar]] districts. Its population in 2011 stood at {{sigfig|179014|2}} people.<ref name="Ashiqehind2018"/>

The region is defined mainly on the basis of linguistics where the majority of people speak [[Sarazi]] as their mother tongue.

==About and Demographics==
Saraz is a rural area, located on right bank of [[Chenab river]] which includes its district headquarter [[Doda district]]. The areas on the left bank of river are geographically located in [[Bhaderwah]] area.

Saraz is a large area, known for Sarazi dialect spoken here. It includes various villages such as Rajgarh, Ganika, Bhagwah, Dessa, Kashtigarh, Koti, Bhangra, Bijarani, Mahalla, Kulhand, Malwana, Jodhpur, Babor, Jatheli, Bharat and Udayanpur.

The major native language of the region is [[Sarazi]]. It is widely used as a [[lingua franca]] alongside [[Hindi/Urdu]], but as a first language it is primarily associated with the Hindus. Most Muslims are speakers of [[Kashmiri language|Kashmiri]]; there are also Muslim communities who speak Sarazi, [[Gojri language|Gojri]] or [[Watali language|Watali]], but many of these have been shifting to Kashmiri in recent generation, and even those who preserve their native language still acquire Kashmiri as a second language. A minority of people also know [[Dogri]]. The languages of administration and education are [[Urdu]] and English.<ref name="Ashiqehind2018">{{cite encyclopedia| last = Ashiqehind | first = Vikalp| year = 2018| chapter = Sarazi: Endangered Language of the Chenab Valley| title = [[Sahapedia]]| chapter-url = https://www.sahapedia.org/sarazi-endangered-language-of-the-chenab-valley}}</ref><ref name="Mahajan">{{cite encyclopedia| last = Mahajan | first = Chakraverti| year = 2018| chapter = Saraz and Sarazi: Situating a Language and Linguistic Zone in Jammu and Kashmir| title = [[Sahapedia]]| chapter-url = https://www.sahapedia.org/saraz-and-sarazi-situating-language-and-linguistic-zone-jammu-and-kashmir}}</ref>

==History==
In the past, Doda was largely inhabited by [[Sarazi]] population before people started settling there from Kashmir and other adjoining areas.<ref name="greaterkashmir.com">{{Cite web|url=https://www.greaterkashmir.com/news/more/news/story-of-doda-misunderstood-by-kashmir/|title=Story of Doda misunderstood by Kashmir|date=13 March 2015|website=Greater Kashmir|language=en-US|access-date=6 September 2019}}</ref> The reasons for Kashmiri population settling in Saraz during the 17th and 18th centuries is a matter on which historians disagree.<ref name="Mini Kashmir">{{Cite web|url=https://kashmirlife.net/mini-kashmir-1147/|title=Mini Kashmir|date=11 January 2011|website=Kashmir Life|language=en-GB|access-date=6 September 2019}}</ref> However [[Sumantra Bose]] says it was repression by feudal class that drew people to the district of Doda, [[Ramban district|Ramban]] and [[Kishtwar district|Kishtwar]].<ref>{{Cite book|title=Snedden, Understanding Kashmir and Kashmiris 2015, p. 23.}}</ref> The northern side of Doda district borders with the erstwhile Anantnag district of the [[Kashmir region]]. People often migrated from Kashmir to Saraz area whenever there were famines in Kashmir.

==References==
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[[Category:Geography of Jammu and Kashmir]]
[[Category:Doda district]]

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[[Category:Chenab Valley]]

Saraz region - Revision history

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