Kulgam (Urdu pronunciation: [kʊlɡɑːm]), known as Kolgom[10] (Kashmiri pronunciation: [kɔlɨɡoːm]) in Kashmiri, is a town, an administrative division and capital of the Kulgam district in the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir.

It is located at a distance of 67 km (42 mi) from the summer state capital of Jammu and Kashmir, Srinagar.

[11] The partial excavation of an archaeological site in a nearby village called Kutbal has yielded cultural material from the period of Kushan rule in the region.

[14][15] "These excavations speak of high culture, civic sense, social norms and art of the people living in first century AD.

In addition to places of spiritual interest, the district also has tourist spots such as the Aharbal waterfall on the Veshaw River, Amnoo Eidgah, which is a place for sightseeing in the extreme southwest of Kulgam district, Kongwattan and Gurwattan beyond Aharbal, Charenbal and Nadimarg highland pastures, as well as virgin meadows in the area from Kund to Ladigasan (beyond Aharbal clefts).