karewa

Noun

karewa (plural karewas)

1. A type of elevated tableland or plateau-like terraces found primarily in the Kashmir Valley and Bhadarwah Valley in India.
   • It has been roughly calculated that the plains of Kashmir, including the Karewas, comprise an area of at least 650 square miles, while on the surrounding mountains there is another area of 150 of pasture land.1872 December, “Notes on Kashmir”, in THE REV. JAMES SUMMERS, PROFESSOR OF THE CHINESE LANGUAGE IN KING'S COLLEGE, LONDON, editor, THE PHOENIX A MONTHLY MAGAZINE FOR INDIA, BURMA, SIAM, CHINA, JAPAN...
   • These karewa beds are found in a ring along the outer periphery of the vale. They form flat-topped table lands, about one to two hundred meters high.1968, Calcutta Geographical Review, volumes 30-31, Geographical Society of India