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Himachal Pradesh (/ h ɪ ˌ m ɑː tʃ əl p r ə ˈ d ɛ ʃ /; Hindi: [ɦɪˈmäːtʃəl pɾəˈd̪eːʃ] ⓘ; lit. "Snow-laden Mountain Province") is a state in the northern part of India. Situated in the Western Himalayas, it is one of the thirteen mountain states and is characterised by an extreme landscape featuring several peaks and ...
- Outline of Himachal Pradesh
Location of Himachal Pradesh. The following outline is...
- Chief Ministers
The Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh is the chief...
- List of People From Himachal Pradesh
Yashwant Singh Parmar, the founder of the Himachal Pradesh...
- Western Himalayas
Nanga Parbat in Gilgit-Baltistan is the ninth-highest...
- Chamba District
Chamba district is the northwestern district of Himachal...
- Kinnaur District
Kinnaur district is one of the twelve administrative...
- Indian Himalayan Region
The parts of India in brown and white, lying above the...
- History
History of South Asia. Himachal Pradesh was established in...
- Geography
The state of Himachal Pradesh is spread over an area 55,673...
- Outline of Himachal Pradesh
- Administrative Divisions of Himachal Pradesh
- Proposed Districts
- Gallery
- State Symbols of Himachal Pradesh
- Other Websites
The State of HP is divided into three Divisions, namely Mandi Division, Kangra Division, Shimla Division. The divisions are further sub-divided into 12 districts. These are further divided into 73 sub-divisions, 172 tehsilsand 35 sub-tehsils.
Following districts are proposed for creation in Himachal Pradesh: 1. Mahasu 2. Surendranagar 3. Rampur Bushhar 4. Karsog 5. Palampur 6. Noorpur 7. Dehra
Mountain peaks in Lahul, Himachal PradeshLady near Rothang Pass, Himachal PradeshWestern tragopan, state birdSnow Leopard, state animalCedrus deodara, state treePink Rhododendron, state flowerOfficial website of Himachal Pradesh Government Archived 2011-07-09 at the Wayback MachineHimachal Pradesh Development Report Archived 2010-05-02 at the Wayback MachineHimachal Tourism Website Archived 2010-03-24 at the Wayback Machine- 55,673 km² (21,495 sq mi)
- Government of Himachal Pradesh
Indeed, the name of the state is a reference to its setting: Himachal means “snowy slopes” (Sanskrit: hima, “snow”; acal, “slopes”), and Pradesh means “state.”. The city of Shimla was the summer headquarters of preindependence British viceroys; it is now the state capital and, at an elevation of about 7,100 feet (2,200 metres ...
Himachal Pradesh is a state in the northern part of India. Situated in the Western Himalayas, it is one of the thirteen mountain states and is characterised by an extreme landscape featuring several peaks and extensive river systems. Himachal Pradesh is the northernmost state of India and shares borders with the union territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh to the north, and the states of ...
Here are nine of the most notable cities: 31.1041 77.17102. 1 Shimla — the summer capital of Himachal and once the summer capital of the British Raj. 32.21904 76.3234. 2 Dharamsala — the winter capital of Himachal, it is also the home of the Dalai Lama and India's largest Tibetan community and a major Buddhist centre. 31.34294 76.76251.
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