Shoghi
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- Type: Village
- Description: suburb of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh, India
- Also known as: “Shogi”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Shoghi railway station and Kathleeghat railway station.
Shoghi railway station
Railway station
Shoghi railway station is a railway station serving Shoghi suburb near Shimla, Himachal Pradesh in India. It is on the Kalka–Shimla Railway and under the Ambala railway division of Northern Railway zone of Indian Railways.
Kathleeghat railway station
Railway station
Photo: Anup Sadi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Kathleeghat railway station is situated 3 km southwest of Shoghi.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Jutogh and Kandaghat.
Jutogh
Village
Jutogh is a cantonment board in Shimla district in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. The Jutogh cantonment was established in 1843 Cantonment Board. Jutogh is situated 7 km north of Shoghi.
Kandaghat
Town
Photo: Manojkhurana, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Kandaghat is a small town and tehsil, near Solan city in the Solan district of Himachal Pradesh, India which is on the Kalka-Shimla National Highway No. Kandaghat is situated 8 km south of Shoghi.
Shimla
Photo: Uspn, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Shimla, previously spelt Simla, is the capital of the state of Himachal Pradesh in India. It is a very popular holiday retreat during the summer months and is well known for its Victorian architecture, which is reflected in certain areas of the Mall and the Ridge.
Shoghi
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Shimla Rural, Shimla district, Himachal Pradesh, India, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
31.04041° or 31° 2′ 26″ northLongitude
77.12467° or 77° 7′ 29″ eastElevation
1,774 metres (5,820 feet)Open location code
8J3V24RF+5VOpenStreetMap ID
node 342116528OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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