Kupwara District is located in Jammu and Kashmir. District Kupwara was carved out form erstwhile District Baramulla in the year 1979. The District Headquarter "Kupwara" is situated at a distance of 90 kms from the summer capital of state, i.e. Srinagar. The north west part of the District is bound by line of actual control (L.O.C)) while the southern portion is bound by the District Baramulla. The district consists of three tehsils namely, Kupwara, Handwara and Karnah. The district is located between 34.17 to 34.21 East latitude and 73.10 to 73.16 north longitude.

PLACES OF INTEREST

Muqam-e-Shahwali - Mazar-e- sharief of Zattishah: At Village Mugamnear Drugmulla four Kms from Kupwara Town.Urs is celebrated in the month of May.

Ziarat -i- Baba Abdullah Gazi: Situated at Kralpora guzrail about 20 Kms from Kupwara town in the northwest.

Shrine of Prakash Akhoon: Located at Gushi 3 Kms from Kupwara town. Prakash pandit was a prominent scholar of Arabic,Persian, Urdu and Sanskrit languages.