About Kinnaur
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.
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| Kinnaur Door( kinnuar dwar) |
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| Kinnauri Calture |
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.
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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| kalpa village at winters |
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.
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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| Nako Village and lake |
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.
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| Ribba in winters |
6. Kothi( Near to Reckong Peo).
It is famous for" godess Shuwang Chandika Temple".It is only 1-2 Km Distance from the reckong Peo
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| Kothi Temple (Reckong Peo) |
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