Shimla
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.
- City with about 207,000 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 2,210 metres (7,230 feet)
- …has the IATA airport code SLV
- …is also known as “Queen of Hills”
- …was formerly known as “Simla”
- Description: capital of Himachal Pradesh, India
Places of Interest
Highlights include Shimla railway station and Jakhu Temple.
Shimla railway station
Shimla railway station is a railway station in Shimla in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh.
Jakhu Temple
Jakhu Temple is an ancient Hindu temple in Shimla…
Rashtrapati Niwas
The Rashtrapati Niwas, formerly known as Viceregal…
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Summer Hill.
Summer Hill
Suburb
Summer Hill is a part of Shimla, the state capital of Himachal Pradesh at a height of 2,123 meters.
Shimla
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Latitude
31.104° or 31° 6′ 15″ north
Longitude
77.1708° or 77° 10′ 15″ east
UN/LOCODE
IN SLV
Open location code
8J3V453C+J8
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=city
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In Other Languages
From Angika to Yue Chinese—“Shimla” goes by many names.
शिमलाAngika
سيملاArabic
شيملArabic
شيملاArabic
ShimlaAragonese
ՇիմլաArmenian
ShimlaAsturian
ŞimlaAzerbaijani
ШимлаBashkir
ShimlaBasque
СімлаBelarusian
ШымлаBelarusian
শিমলাBengali
সিমলাBengali
क्वीन ऑफ़ हिल्सBhojpuri
शिमलाBhojpuri
শিমলাBishnupriya
ШимлаBulgarian
ဆင်းမလားမြို့Burmese
ShimlaCatalan
SimlaCatalan
ShimlaCebuano
Shimla (kapital sa estado)Cebuano
ШимлаChechen
西姆拉Chinese
ŠimlaCzech
ShimlaDanish
शिमलाDotyali
ShimlaDutch
SimlaDutch
شيملاEgyptian Arabic
مدينه شيملاEgyptian Arabic
ŜimlaEsperanto
ŜimlaoEsperanto
ShimlaFiji Hindi
ShimlaFijian
ShimlaFinnish
ShimlaGalician
შიმლაGeorgian
ΣίμλαGreek
શિમલાGujarati
સિમલાGujarati
סימלהHebrew
שימלהHebrew
शिमलाHindi
SimláHungarian
ShimlaIndonesian
ShimlaIrish
ShimlaItalian
シムラJapanese
シムラーJapanese
ಶಿಮ್ಲಾKannada
ಸಿಮ್ಲಾKannada
شِملاKashmiri
شملہKashmiri
ShimlaKomering
쉼라Korean
심라Korean
ShimlaLadin
ŠimlaLatvian
ŠimlaLithuanian
ShimlaLuxembourgish
शिमलाMagahi
शिमलाMaithili
ShimlaMalagasy
ShimlaMalay
ShimlaMalayalam
SimlaMalayalam
ശിംലMalayalam
ഷിംലMalayalam
സിംലMalayalam
ShimlaMaltese
शिमलाMarathi
सिमलाMarathi
ShimlaMin Nan Chinese
შიმლაMingrelian
शिमलाNepali
सिमलाNepali
ShimlaNorthern Frisian
SimlaNorwegian
ShimlaNorwegian Bokmål
SimlaNorwegian Bokmål
SimlaNorwegian Nynorsk
ShimlaOccitan (post 1500)
ଶିମଲାOriya
ଶିମଳାOriya
ସିମଳାOriya
СимлæOssetian
ShimlaPampanga
SimlaPampanga
ਸ਼ਿਮਲਾPanjabi
شیملاPersian
ShimlaPolish
SimlaPolish
ShimlaRomanian
СимлаRussian
ШимлаRussian
शिमलाSanskrit
ᱥᱤᱢᱞᱟSantali
ShimlaScots
ШимлаSerbian
ශිම්ලාSinhala
ŠimlaSlovenian
ShimlaSwedish
ШимлаTajik
சிம்லாTamil
ஷிம்லாTamil
ШимлаTatar
షిమ్లాTelugu
సిమ్లాTelugu
ชิมลาThai
ศิมลาThai
ಶಿಮ್ಲಾTulu
ShimlaTurkish
ШимлаUkrainian
ШімлаUkrainian
شملہUrdu
ShimlaVenetian
ShimlaVietnamese
ShimlaWaray (Philippines)
ShimlaWelsh
شملاWestern Panjabi
شملہWestern Panjabi
西姆拉Wu Chinese
西姆拉Yue Chinese
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Scandal Point and The Ridge.
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