Kangra Valley
Kangra Valley | |
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Coordinates | 32°05′11″N 76°15′12″E / 32.08639°N 76.25333°E |
Rivers | Beas River |
Kangra Valley is a river valley situated in the Western Himalayas.[1] It lies in the state of Himachal Pradesh in India, and is a popular tourist destination. The Kangri language is spoken there.
History
The valley
Geography
The valley is filled with numerous perennial streams, which irrigate the valley, and the river Beas flows through this valley. The valley has an average elevation of 2000 ft. Kangra Valley is a strike valley and extends from the foot of the Dhauladhar range to the south of river Beas. The highest peak on the Dhauladhar, White Mountain, marks the boundary between the valley and Chamba, and reaches 15,956 ft (4,863 m). The peaks of the range are approximately 13,000 ft (4,000 m) above the valley floor, rising sharply from its base with no low hills in between.[2]
Climate
Most of the valley has a
Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Record high °C (°F) | 24.7 (76.5) |
28.0 (82.4) |
31.6 (88.9) |
35.6 (96.1) |
38.6 (101.5) |
38.6 (101.5) |
42.7 (108.9) |
37.8 (100.0) |
34.8 (94.6) |
34.6 (94.3) |
26.6 (79.9) |
27.2 (81.0) |
42.7 (108.9) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 15.7 (60.3) |
17.1 (62.8) |
21.5 (70.7) |
26.5 (79.7) |
30.3 (86.5) |
31.2 (88.2) |
27.3 (81.1) |
26.6 (79.9) |
26.6 (79.9) |
25.2 (77.4) |
21.7 (71.1) |
17.8 (64.0) |
24.0 (75.2) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 6.0 (42.8) |
7.3 (45.1) |
10.9 (51.6) |
15.4 (59.7) |
19.1 (66.4) |
20.9 (69.6) |
20.0 (68.0) |
19.7 (67.5) |
18.0 (64.4) |
14.3 (57.7) |
10.3 (50.5) |
7.2 (45.0) |
14.1 (57.4) |
Record low °C (°F) | −1.9 (28.6) |
−1.6 (29.1) |
2.4 (36.3) |
7.3 (45.1) |
8.4 (47.1) |
12.6 (54.7) |
14.3 (57.7) |
14.1 (57.4) |
11.2 (52.2) |
8.0 (46.4) |
4.8 (40.6) |
−1.0 (30.2) |
−1.9 (28.6) |
Average rainfall mm (inches) | 83.6 (3.29) |
128.3 (5.05) |
111.3 (4.38) |
65.7 (2.59) |
72.4 (2.85) |
279.0 (10.98) |
859.0 (33.82) |
942.3 (37.10) |
377.7 (14.87) |
52.6 (2.07) |
18.8 (0.74) |
36.6 (1.44) |
3,027.3 (119.18) |
Average rainy days | 4.5 | 6.1 | 6.4 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 9.8 | 20.6 | 22.4 | 13.0 | 2.8 | 1.4 | 2.8 | 100.2 |
Average relative humidity (%) (at 17:30 IST )
|
66 | 63 | 54 | 47 | 45 | 53 | 80 | 86 | 78 | 63 | 62 | 65 | 63 |
Source: India Meteorological Department[6][7] |
Language
A distinct regional dialect,
Important towns
- Baijnath
- Dharamshala
- Kangra
- Palampur
- Nagrota Bagwan
- Yol
Transport
Road
National highways 154 and 503 are the national highways that pass through the valley, connecting it with other parts of Himachal Pradesh and the neighbouring state of Punjab. Several state highways also connect the valley.
Railway
Airport
Tourism
The main town in the valley and the capital of the district,
References
- ^ a b Earthquakes Archived 28 July 2021 at the Wayback Machine The Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 1, p. 98.
- ^ a b Dhaula Dhar Archived 28 July 2021 at the Wayback Machine The Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 11, p. 287.
- ^ "Dharamshala Earthquake 1905 – Images". Archived from the original on 27 June 2009. Retrieved 11 March 2009.
- ^ History Archived 21 December 2007 at the Wayback Machine Kangra district Official website.
- ^ "Temple destroyed by earthquake, Kangra, 1905 | Online Collection | National Army Museum, London". collection.nam.ac.uk. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ^ "Station: Dharamshala Climatological Table 1981–2010" (PDF). Climatological Normals 1981–2010. India Meteorological Department. January 2015. pp. 243–244. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
- ^ "Extremes of Temperature & Rainfall for Indian Stations (Up to 2012)" (PDF). India Meteorological Department. December 2016. p. M68. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 February 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
- ^ "Himachal Pradesh Kangri Language" Archived 4 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine, India Mapped – Languages in India, accessed 18 April 2015
Further reading
- Hutchinson, J. & J. PH Vogel (1933). History of the Panjab Hill States, Vol. I. 1st edition: Govt. Printing, Punjab, Lahore, 1933. Reprint 2000. Department of Language and Culture, Himachal Pradesh. Chapter IV Kangra State, pp. 98–198.
External links
- "Kangra Valley", Kangra Districtofficial website.