Kinnaur

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Kinnaur is beautiful place located in the Himalayas. Kinnaur is situated in south eastern part of Himachal Pradesh. Kinnaur became the sixth district of himachal pradesh departed from the Mahasu district in 1960.

The climate of kinnaur is temperate in summer and semi-arctic and heavy sbow fall  in winterrs
Snow fall normally begins in October and after December the whole valley is covered under snow till march and April.

Geographical 
Kinnaur comes in the Greater Himalayas zone altitude ranging from 4500m to greater
The highest peak lies in kinnaur named "Shila" with hight of 7025m
And second highest peak "Liyo Parijal" with hight of 6791m. Famous peak "kinnaur Kailash" with hight of 6500m is located kinnaur.



 

Lakes
  1. Nako lake
  2. Sorang lake

Famous Places to Visit in Kinnaur

1 Kalpa(2670m) 

   Kalpa is located along the Indo-Tibet Road. It was the favourite place of Lord Dalhousie in 19th  century. Ancient name of kalpa is "chini". 
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2. Sangla- Chitkul (2800m- 3450 m) 
     Beauty of kinnaur can be feel and seen at sangla valley.Chitkul  is the last village of kinnaur which lies along the indo tibat border. There is oldest temple of local goddess is in this village which is constructed aournd  500 years ago.
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3. Nako (3662m )
        Nako is  2km from hangrang valley and 105 km from kalpa. Nako is famous for theNako lake and natural beauty.This village is situated on highest altitude in this valley.


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5. Ribba ( 2745m )
 It is situated 14 km distance from Moorang. Ribba is alss the one of the high population density village in kinnaur. It is specially famous for Angoori wine and grapes.

6. Kothi Temple ( Near to Reckong Peo).
      It is famous for" godess Shuwang Chandika Temple".It is only 1-2 Km Distance from the reckong Peo


How to Reach
1.By Road-
  •  Delhi 
  • Chandigarh 
  • Shimla
2. By Airport
  • Shimla Airport (Nearest Airport from Reckong Peo aprx 260 Km )
Distace from Various Destinations
  1.  Delhi - Reckong Peo                558 Km
  2.  Delhi - Kalpa                            568 Km
  3. Shimla - Kalpa  (New ISBT)     260 Km
  4. Chandigarh- Kalpa                     347 Km


 

2 comments:

  1. Great Blog! Going to recommend it to people looking for a Kinnaur guide.Thank you for sharing such as nice blog. Kinnaur is a place full of beautiful sights and surprises.

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