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{{short description|Village in Indian Administered Kashmir}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2018}}

{{Infobox settlement
| name = Doabgah
| native_name = Dobgao ([[Kashmiri language|Kashmiri]])
| native_name_lang = [[Kashmiri language|Kashmiri]]
| other_name =
| settlement_type = Hamlet/ Village
| image_skyline =
| image_alt =
| image_caption = Doabgah in 2021
| map_alt =
| map_caption = Doabgah
| pushpin_map = India Jammu and Kashmir#India
| pushpin_label_position =
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Jammu and Kashmir, India
| coordinates = {{coord|34.267|N|74.414|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|Union territory]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Baramulla district|Baramulla]]
| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Kashmiri language|Kashmiri]], [[Urdu]], [[Hindi]], [[Dogri language|Dogri]], [[English language|English]]<ref name="OfficialLang">{{cite web |url=http://egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/2020/222037.pdf |title=The Jammu and Kashmir Official Languages Act, 2020 |publisher=The Gazette of India|date=27 September 2020 |access-date=27 September 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | title=Parliament passes JK Official Languages Bill, 2020 | work=Rising Kashmir | date=23 September 2020| url=http://risingkashmir.com/news/parliament-passes-jk-official-languages-bill-2020 | access-date=30 May 2021}}</ref>
| established_title = 
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 193301
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| area_code = 01952
| registration_plate = JK 05
| official_name = Doabgah (English)
دوآبگاہ (Urdu)
دَبگاو (Kashmiri)
}}
'''Doabgah''' is a small village in [[Baramulla district]] of [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]], [[India]].<ref>[http://indiawater.gov.in/IMISWeb/Reports/RWS/Physical/R10_11/ListOfHabitationsStatewise.aspx?BlockId=rv7zif4VMn1b24jy9JATog%3D%3D&StateName=WnDkXXGG7DfCRzL86M0imSGSDkJghC4%2B&FinYear=0zPe5AvQTU38ml3lHhoixw%3D%3D&Condition=%2B5kUyPIKNKM%3D&Stateid=yYR%2BaKSkRts%3D&DistrictName=nmTtunR1B8fcArVpRueiIA%3D%3D&DistrictId=fMaGmK6UkkM%3D Integrated Management Information System (IMIS)] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305022301/http://indiawater.gov.in/IMISWeb/Reports/RWS/Physical/R10_11/ListOfHabitationsStatewise.aspx?BlockId=rv7zif4VMn1b24jy9JATog%3D%3D&StateName=WnDkXXGG7DfCRzL86M0imSGSDkJghC4%2B&FinYear=0zPe5AvQTU38ml3lHhoixw%3D%3D&Condition=%2B5kUyPIKNKM%3D&Stateid=yYR%2BaKSkRts%3D&DistrictName=nmTtunR1B8fcArVpRueiIA%3D%3D&DistrictId=fMaGmK6UkkM%3D |date=5 March 2016 }}</ref> The nearest town is [[Sopore]] (~4 km away).
The name "Doabgah" (From [[Persian language|Persian]] and [[Urdu]] "Do" meaning "two", "Aab" meaning "water"([[Persian language|Persian]]) and "Gah" meaning "place" in [[Persian language|Persian]] and [[Urdu]]) literally means "a place with two waters". The village has been named so as two prominent rivers of Kashmir meet here, namely [[Pohru River]] and [[Jhelum River]].
Doabgah was given backward status in 2012 by the government of Jammu and Kashmir. The village is bestowed with two beautiful rivers, [[Jhelum River]] on the southern side and [[Pohru River]] along the eastern face. The other neighboring villages of Doabgah are Vijabal on the western side and [[Achabal, Baramulla]] on the northern front.

Quite different from the neighboring villages, Doabgah enjoys a good relationship with [[Sopore]] town and [[Srinagar]] city attributed to the business ties with these places, which in turn has influenced the general living standard. This village has produced business tycoons like Abdul Samad Pandith as well as a world-renowned cardiologist Dr. Abdul Ahad Guru (first open-heart surgeon of Jammu and Kashmir).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://scholarsprogram.org/history.aspx|title=Scholars Program|website=scholarsprogram.org}}</ref>

==Education Infrastructure==
Doabgah has produced many doctors, researchers, and engineers. The village has three esteemed schools with trained faculty having a great contribution to the intellect of the village.

1. A government-run higher secondary school namely Govt. Higher Secondary School, Doabgah was established in 1925 and managed by the Department of Education, Jammu and Kashmir. It offers education up to 12th standard in science, commerce and arts streams.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://schools.org.in/baramula/01021504101/hss-doabgah.html|title=HSS DOABGAH - Doabgah, District Baramula (Jammu And Kashmir)|website=schools.org.in}}</ref>

2. A Girls High school established in 1925 and managed by the Department of Education offers schooling up to 10th standard.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://schools.org.in/baramula/01021504102/govt-girls-hs-doabgah.html|title=GOVT. GIRLS HS DOABGAH - Doabgah, District Baramula (Jammu And Kashmir)|website=schools.org.in}}</ref>

3. Model Public High School, established in 1964, is a quality private school (unaided) run by [[Jamaat-e-Islami Kashmir]] and offers schooling up to 10th standard.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://schools.org.in/baramula/01021504103/model-pub-school-doabagh.html|title=MODEL PUB. SCHOOL DOABAGH - Doabgah, District Baramula (Jammu And Kashmir)|website=schools.org.in}}</ref>

Besides, many prominent coaching centres/ private tutors are involved in education of the children from Doabgah and its neighbouring villages especially those belonging to Achabal, Vijabal and Alsafa Colony.

== References ==
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{{Villages in Baramulla district}}

[[Category:Villages in Baramulla district]]

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