Benūn Restricted Forest
Benūn Restricted Forest is a forest reserve in Himachal Pradesh, India and has an elevation of 2,017 metres. Benūn Restricted Forest is situated nearby to the locality Khilo, as well as near Dhanechi.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Chail Sanctuary.
Chail Sanctuary
Nature reserve
Chail Sanctuary is located at Chail, a hill station which is home to sambar, goral and cheer pheasants at Blossom and Jhaja. Barking deer and kalij pheasants are seen during dusk and dawn. Chail Sanctuary is situated 2½ km south of Benūn Restricted Forest.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Chail and Shoghi.
Chail
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Chail is a village and hill station in Southern Himachal Pradesh, India at a height of 2,250 m above sea level. It was built as a Summer Capital by Maharaja of Patiala Bhupinder Singh when he was exiled from Shimla by British Lord Kitchener.
Shoghi
Village
Shoghi is a suburb adjacent to Shimla city of Himachal Pradesh, India. The suburb is situated 7 km away from Shimla main city Entry Gate at Taradevi. According to 15th Indian Census the suburb has a total population of 1,256 peoples with 685 male population and 571 female population. Shoghi is situated 9 km northwest of Benūn Restricted Forest.
Kandaghat
Town
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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 10 km west of Benūn Restricted Forest.
Benūn Restricted Forest
- Type: Forest reserve
- Also known as: “Benun Restricted Forest”
- Location: Himachal Pradesh, India, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
30.99145° or 30° 59′ 29″ northLongitude
77.20305° or 77° 12′ 11″ eastElevation
2,017 metres (6,617 feet)Open location code
8J2VX6R3+H6GeoNames ID
10146444
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