HIMACHAL RADESH (FAMOUS & EPIC THINGS TO REMEMBER)

1. HIMACHAL PRADESH
MY HOME STATE-AN INTRODUCTION.

2. GEOGRAPHICAL PLOT
• HIMACHAL IS MADE OF TWO HINDI WORDS-
HIM AND ACHAL.HIM MEANS SNOW AND
ACHAL MEANS MOUNTAIN.THE WORD
HIMACHAL MEANS A PLACE COVERED BY
SNOW CAPPED MOUNTAINS.
• LATITUDUNAL EXTENT : 31.1048 DEGREE
NORTH.
• LONTITUDINAL EXTENT : 77.1734 DEGREE
EAST.

3. ON THE NORTH OF HP WE HAVE J&K.ON THE EAST SIDE WE HAVE AN INTERNATIONAL BORDER WITH TIBET(CHINA).ON THE
SOUTH-EAST LIES UTTRAKHAND.ON THE SOUTH-WEST LIES HARYANA & IN THE WEST LIES PUNJAB.TOTAL LAND AREA IN HP
IS 55.673 VARG KM.ACCORDING TO THE LAND AREA IT HOLDS 18th POSITION OUT OF THE TOTAL 29 STATES.ASO.THERE’S
ONLY ONE UNION TERRITORY RULED BY THE CENTRAL GOVT. WHICH HAS LAND AREA LARGER THAN HP.
THE HEIGHT OF HP. ABOVE SEA LEVEL IS B/W 350 METERS-7026 METERS.HIMACHAL IS FURTHER DIVIDED INTO 3
CATEGORIES:UPPER HIMALAYAS(4500-7000 METERS),MIDDLE HIMALAYAS(1500 METERS-4500 METERS),LOWER
HIMALAYAS(350-1500 METERS).
HP ANCIENT KINGDOMS AND KINGS.
BILASPUR DEEP CHAND. KANGRA SUSHARMA CHAND.
HAMIRPUR HAMIR CHAND.
SUJANPUR ABHAY CHAND
DAKSHAI BRITISH.
SAPATU BRITISH.
KASAULI BRITISH.
BIJAPUR VIJAY RAM CHAND.
ALAMPUR ALAM CHAND.
SUNDARNAGAR GARUD SEN.
JUBBAL RANA TEG CHAND.
RAMPUR RAJA RAM SINGH.
MANDI AJBAR SEN.
NAHAN KARAM PRAKASH.
SHIMLA MAJOR KENNEDY.
CHAMBA SAHIL VERMAN.
DALHOUSIE LORD DALHOUSIE.
KULLU VIHANG MANIPAL.

4. • ANCINT NAMES OF FAMOUS CITIES.
• SUNDARNAGAR BANER
• BAIJNATH KIR GRAM.
• BILASPUR VYASPUR.
• SARAHAN SHONITPUR.
• UNA JASWAN.
• NURPUR DHAMERI.
• BHARMOUR BRAHMAPUR.
• KANGRA TRIGARTHA.
• KULLU KULLUT.
• NALAGARH HANDUR.
• KINNUAR/KALPA CHINNI.

5. FAMOUS MONUMENTS,PLACES &
KINGS
• KANGRA FORT SUSHARMA CHAND.(KANGRA)
• JATAK DURG RANJOUR SINGH.(NAHAN)
• NAHAN DURG KARAM PRAKASH.(“)
• SHEESHMAHAL & MOTIMAHAL FATEHCHAND PRAKASH.(‘)
• RANITAL BAGH SHAMSHER SINGH(‘).
• ROBINGARH DURG VEER PRAKASH (ROBIN GARH).
• RANI KA KOT DURG SEWANT SINGH(SUKET)
• SARAKHPUR DURG SIDH SEN(MANDI).
• DAMDALA MAHAL SURAJ SEN (‘)
• KAMAL GARH DURG “(‘).
• SHAHPUR FORT BHAKATMAL(SHAHPUR)
• MOKOT DURG SALIM SHAH SUR (NURPUR).
• NAGARKOT FORT SUSHARMA(NAGARKOT).
• JAGATKHANA & SWARGHAT HEERA CHAND.(BILASPUR).
• TANK SANGHVAHNA VIJAY CHAND (“).
• RANG MAHAL “(“),
• BAHADARPUR FORT “(‘),
• CHATTIPUR FORT SANSARCHAND (JHANJARDAAR,BILASPUR)
• PATTAR PAR LIKHIT RAJGHOSHNA ASHOK(KALSI,UTTRANCHAL).
• HANDUR FORT KALYAN CHAND.(NALAGARH).
• TARAGARH FORT JATAT SINGH(TARAGARH,CHAMBA).
• DIBRI KOTHI &SAICHUNALA PATTAR LALIT VERMAN(PANGI)
• LOH TIKRI PATTAR LEKH JASATA VERMAN (CHURAH,CHAMBA).