- The Kupwara district, carved out from erstwhile District Baramulla in 1979.
- These mountain ranges are traversed by famous passes like Sadhna pass, Farkiyan Gali and Nagmarg Pass. These passes open into beautiful valleys of Karnah, Keran and Drawa areas.
- The District is bound by 170 Km line of actual control (L.O.C.) in the North while the southern portion is bound by District Baramulla. There are three border pocket area, namely, Machil, Keran and Karnah located near L.O.C. which remain cut off from Valley floor for over 4 months owing to intense snowfall on the high altitude Border Passes connecting these areas. There are some areas located at large distances and remain cut off from District Headquarter for a considerable time, like Kumkadi, Lashdat, Jumgund, kethanwal and Budnambal.
- Rivers like Pohru, Mawar, Batmooji and Kishan Ganga having various varieties of fish like, Brown trout, Rainbow trout, Snow trout, Shuddgrun and Anyour, traverse the landscape of District Kupwara like a pearl of strings.
- A vast chunk of 68,500 hectares of land is under Agriculture and Horticulture plantations in the district. Also known as the ‘Walnut District’, it produces over 50,000 tonnes of Walnut annually in addition to contributing almost 3 lakh tonnes of Apples every Year.
- District kupwara is blessed with the beautiful Bangus and Lolab Valley.
- Allama Sir Mohammad Iqbal has also described the Lolab valley as :
پاني ترے چشموں کا تڑپتا ہوا سيماب
مرغان سحر تيري فضاؤں ميں ہيں بيتاب
اے وادي لولاب اے واديلولاب
The tormented mercury of watery springs
Birds of a feather flock together
O valley of Lolab, O valley of Lolab