Himachal Pradesh
Himachal Pradesh (
Hindi: हिमाचल प्रदेश, ) is a state in the north-west of
India. Himachal Pradesh is spread over and is bordered by the Indian states of
Jammu and Kashmir on north,
Punjab on west and south-west,
Haryana and
Uttar Pradesh on south,
Uttarakhand on south-east and by
Tibet area of
China on the east. The literal meaning of Himachal Pradesh is Land of snowy mountains. Himachal Pradesh was also known as Deva Bhoomi (the land of the gods). The Aryan influence in the region dates back to the period before the
Rigveda. After the Anglo Gorkha war, the
British colonial government came into power. It was initially in Punjab, except Siba State of Punjab Hills,under the rule of Maharaja Ranjit Singh till 1857 In 1950 Himachal was declared as the union territory but after State of Himachal Pradesh Act 1971 Himchal emerged as the 18th state of
Indian Union. The state is located in altitudes ranging from to above sea level. The state capital is
Shimla (formerly British India's summer capital under the name Simla); other major towns include
Una,
Solan,
Dharamsala,
Kangra,
Mandi,
Kullu,
Chamba,
Hamirpur,
Dalhousie and
Manali.
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