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HIMACHAL PRADESH STATE-GEOGRAPHY

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      Himachal is situated in the heart of western himalayas. The state is bordered by Jammu and Kashmir in the North, and Uttar Pradesh in the South-East. Haryana is in the South and Punjab is in the West. Himachal is located between 30"22' and 30"12' north latitude and between 75"47' and 79"4' east longitude.

       It is a mountainous state with altitudes ranging from 350 to 7000 meters (1050 ft. to 21000 ft.) above the sea level. Shimla, a beautiful city, is the state capital.

       There are twelve districts in Himachal, as listed below:
Bilaspur Chamba Hamirpur Kangra Dharamsala Kinnaur Kalpa Kullu Lahual Spiti Mandi Shimla Sirmaur Nahan Solan Una
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Peaks :
Gaya : Height 6794 meters in lingti valley spiti
Leo-Pargial : Height 6791 meters in kinnaur district
Mount-parbati: Height 6633 in lahaul- spiti
Mani rang : Height 6554 meters in Kannaur district
Mulkila : Height 6517 meters in lahaul
Indrasan : Height 6220 meters in Lahaul
Sikarveh : Height 6200 meters in Lauhal district
Mukarbeh : Height 6060 meters in Kullu District
Kinnar Kailash : Height 6050 meters in Kinnaur District
Deo Tibba : Height 6001 meters in Kullu District
Hanuman Tibba : Height 5932 meters in Kullu District
Jeopango : Height 5870 meters in Lauhal District
Sarchu peak : Height 5741 meters in Lauhal
Kailash peak : Height 5656 meters in Chamba
Shri Khand Mahadev: Height 5227 meters in Kinnaur
Churdhar peak : Height 3647 meters in Shimla District Hatu peak : Height 3631 meters in Shimla District.


Important Rivers :
Ravi : Passes through Chamba
Satluj : passes through parts of Kinnaur,Rampur,Tatapani(shimla)
Beas : Passes through parts of Manali,kullu,sujjanpur,Dehra
Spiti : passes through parts of Kaza,Tabo and chango
Chandra: Passes through parts of Batal,Chhatru,Gramphooand Tandi
Bhaga : Passes through the part of Dharcha and Keylong
Chenav: Passes through Killar and Udaypur
Parvati : passes through the parts of Manikaran
Giri : Passes through Renuka
Pabbar : Passes through Rohru and Hutkoti
Yamuna : Passes through Ponta Sahib.
    

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