It is a beautiful place with a number of tourist attractions including the fort of Mangla Devi, holy cave temple of Mangla Mata, Central Gurudwara of Sikhs in Nonial, Qila Darhal and other Dargahs and temples.

A brigade of Jammu and Kashmir State troops was stationed here, with the responsibility of securing the whole of Mirpur and Poonch districts.

[citation needed] Following the 1947 Poonch Rebellion and the First Kashmir War, Nowshera got separated from the Mirpur district.

It is situated on the north side of the fertile valley Nowshera about 300 ft above the right bank of Tawi River.

Tourist places in Nowshera are Mangla Devi, holy cave temple of Mangla Mata, Jamia Masjid, Ancient Mughliya Jahangiri Masjid, Khambah Fort (belongs to Mahabharata period, located on Indo-Pak border at zero point, Jhangar), Central Gurudwara of Sikhs in Nonial, Qila Darhal and other Dargahs and temples among which Central Gurudwara of Sikhs is near to the city.

Boys Middle School, Nowshera with four classrooms under makeshift arrangement from the academic session started in June 2008.

It was sanctioned by then MLA and Minister, Dr Romesh Chander Sharma, total 230 students were enrolled in B.A.

So far the college worked under the supervision of Prof. Gopal Gupta who managed the affairs of GDC, Nowshera being in the capacity of Nodal Principal for first two months.

Now, it has been shifted to a newly constructed building sanctioned by then MLA Radhay Sham Sharma, which is containing all modern facilities for students.