Budgam -- “Bud” (meaning “Big”) and “Gam” (meaning “Village”) --Charar-i-Sharief, the abode of the tomb of Sheikh Nooru-din-e- Noorani, popularly known as Nund Reshi or Alamdar-e-Kashmir

Budgam is an admixture of two Kashmiri words “Bud” (meaning “Big”) and “Gam” (meaning “Village”) and the legend goes that once upon a time Budgam was a very prosperous and densely populated township and therefore the name “Budgam”. 

Budgam is known for a number of things.

Charar-i-Sharief, the abode of the tomb of one of the most revered Kashmiri saints Sheikh Nooru-din-e- Noorani, popularly known as Nund Reshi or Alamdar-e-Kashmir, is one of the major towns of this District .The history says that the ancestors of Nund Reshi came from Kishtwar. Another important shrine is that at Pakherpora, a village near Charari-Sharif. 

The great sufi poets Shamas Faqir and Samad Mir are from Shamas Abad and Nambalhar, respectively, the two villages in Tehsil Khan Sahib and renowned revolutionary poet Abdul Ahad Azad is from Rangar village of Tehsil Chadoora.

The famous tourist resort of Yousmarg is also situated in this District. The lush green meadows of Tosha Maidan with thick forests surrounding, are just about 10 kms from Khag. Tosha Maidan separates this District from District Poonch. Khag area abounds in water springs__about 50 in number; out of which 30 are stated to be perennial. The area is traversed by a number of murmuring streams which are tributaries of river Jehlum.