Kangra

Kangra, historically known as Nagarkot, is a city and a municipal council in the , within the of the Indian state of .
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  • Type: Town with 5,000 residents
  • Description: city in Himachal Pradesh, India
  • Also known as: “Kāngar” and “Kangra, Himachal Pradesh”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Kangra Fort and Kangra.

Castle
Photo: Ishan Dewan 2, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a historic fort located in the of , India. The fort is also known as 'Nagarkot' and 'Kot Kangra'. This fort stands on a hillock between two rivers, among the foothills of the range.

Railway station
railway station is a main railway station in in the Indian state of . The station lies on Valley Railway.

Kangra

Latitude
32.1032° or 32° 6′ 11″ north
Longitude
76.2724° or 76° 16′ 21″ east
Population
5,000
Elevation
697 metres (2,287 feet)
Open location code
8J4R473C+7W
Open­Street­Map ID
node 245773039
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
1268084
Wiki­data ID
Q662868
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Western Panjabi—“Kangra” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: “Kangra”
  • Bengali: “কাংরা”
  • Bishnupriya: “কাংরা”
  • Catalan: “Kangra”
  • Cebuano: “Kāngra”
  • Chinese: “Kangra”
  • Chinese: “冈格拉”
  • Chinese: “岡格拉”
  • Dutch: “Kangra”
  • French: “Kangra”
  • German: “Kangra”
  • Gujarati: “કાંગડા”
  • Hebrew: “קנגרה”
  • Hindi: “काँगड़ा”
  • Hindi: “कांगड़ा”
  • Irish: “Kangra”
  • Italian: “Kangra”
  • Japanese: “カーングラ (ヒマーチャル・プラデーシュ州)”
  • Japanese: “カーングラ”
  • Kannada: “ಕಂಗ್ರಾ”
  • Kashmiri: “کانگرا”
  • Korean: “캉그라”
  • Malay: “Kangra”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Kangra”
  • Nepali: “काँगडा”
  • Nepali: “कांगडा”
  • Newari: “कांगडा”
  • Newari: “कांग्रा”
  • Panjabi: “ਕਾਂਗੜਾ”
  • Polish: “Kangra”
  • Portuguese: “Kangra”
  • Russian: “Кангра”
  • Santali: “ᱠᱟᱝᱜᱽᱲᱟ”
  • Spanish: “Kangra”
  • Swedish: “Kangra”
  • Tamil: “கங்கிரா”
  • Tamil: “காங்ரா”
  • Telugu: “కాంగ్రా”
  • Urdu: “کانگرا”
  • Urdu: “کانگڑہ، ہماچل پردیش”
  • Venetian: “Kangra”
  • Vietnamese: “Kangra”
  • Western Panjabi: “کانگڑا”
  • Western Panjabi: “کانگڑہ”

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