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Himachal Pradesh

Southern Himachal Pradesh

Southern Himachal Pradesh is a region in , consisting of Shimla, Sirmaur and Solan districts.
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Essential Destinations

Top destinations include Shimla and Solan.

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, previously spelt Simla, is the capital of the state of in . 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.

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town is a city in . Located on the Punjab-Himachal Border, is nestled in the Shivalik hills of the Himalayas. has ancient temples and monasteries, and the city has one of the oldest breweries in the country.

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is a small town in the state of Southern Himachal Pradesh located at an altitude of 1,927 m. The town is 77 km from Shimla and 70 km from Chandigarh.

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is a town and a nagar panchayat in subdivision of Shimla district in the Indian state of . It is at an elevation of 2708 meters on the Indo-Tibet Road in , within a fir forest.

is a town in Southern Himachal Pradesh, around 120 km from on the Hindustan Tibet Road.

is a town and a municipal committee in Shimla district in the state of . It is at the banks of the Pabbar River, and it is about 115 km from city. is at. It has an average elevation of 1,525 metres.

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is a resort hill station in the district of Shimla, India. It is located 20 km from the state capital on the National Highway No. 5. On the Avenue, the main thoroughfare, boutiques and restaurants mix with Indian-style hotels and souvenir shops are to look for during a visit.

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is a village and hill station in Southern Himachal Pradesh, 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.

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is a small town in , . It is the site of the , originally known as Bhimadevi Temple, dedicated to the mother goddess Bhimakali, presiding deity of the rulers of the former Bushahr State.

is a village in Southern Himachal Pradesh, . At 2,400 m, it is 445 km from and is about 3-hr drive from .

Southern Himachal Pradesh

Latitude of center
30.898° or 30° 53′ 53″ north
Longitude of center
77.459° or 77° 27′ 32″ east
Population
814,000
Wiki­data ID
Q1921404
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Western Panjabi—“Southern Himachal Pradesh” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Շիմլա”
  • Asturian: “distritu de Shimla”
  • Asturian: “Shimla (distritu)”
  • Asturian: “Shimla”
  • Basque: “Shimla barrutia”
  • Basque: “Shimla”
  • Bengali: “শিমলা জেলা”
  • Bhojpuri: “शिमला जिला”
  • Catalan: “Districte de Shimla”
  • Catalan: “districte de Simla”
  • Catalan: “Districte de Simla”
  • Cebuano: “Shimla”
  • Chinese: “Shimla”
  • Chinese: “西姆拉县”
  • Chinese: “西姆拉縣”
  • Danish: “Shimla”
  • Dutch: “District Shimla”
  • Dutch: “Shimla District”
  • Dutch: “Shimla”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “شيملا”
  • French: “district de Shimla”
  • French: “District de Shimla”
  • German: “Shimla”
  • Gujarati: “શિમલા જિલ્લો”
  • Hebrew: “מחוז שימלה”
  • Hindi: “शिमला जिला”
  • Italian: “distretto di Shimla”
  • Italian: “Distretto di Shimla”
  • Japanese: “シムラー県”
  • Malayalam: “ഷിംല ജില്ല”
  • Marathi: “शिमला जिल्हा”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Shimla”
  • Nepali: “शिमला जिला”
  • Nepali: “शिमला जिल्ला”
  • Nepali: “सिमला जिल्ला”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Shimla”
  • Norwegian: “Shimla”
  • Oriya: “ଶିମଲା ଜିଲ୍ଲା”
  • Panjabi: “ਸ਼ਿਮਲਾ ਜ਼ਿਲਾ”
  • Panjabi: “ਸ਼ਿਮਲਾ ਜ਼ਿਲ੍ਹਾ”
  • Persian: “بخش شمله”
  • Russian: “Шимла”
  • Sanskrit: “शिमलामण्डलम्”
  • Sanskrit: “शिम्ला मण्डलः”
  • Santali: “ᱥᱤᱢᱞᱟ ᱦᱚᱱᱚᱛ”
  • Scots: “Shimla destrict”
  • Slovenian: “Šimla”
  • Spanish: “Distrito de Shimla”
  • Spanish: “Shimla”
  • Swedish: “Shimla”
  • Tajik: “ноҳияи Шимла”
  • Tamil: “சிம்லா மாவட்டம்”
  • Telugu: “షిమ్లా జిల్లా”
  • Telugu: “సిమ్లా జిల్లా”
  • Urdu: “ضلع شملہ”
  • Vietnamese: “Shimla”
  • Western Panjabi: “ضلع شملا”
  • “शिमला जिला”

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