Outline of Himachal Pradesh

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Himachal Pradesh state in North India. Its area is 55,673 km2 (21,495 sq mi), [1] and is bordered by Jammu and Kashmir on the north, Punjab on the west, Haryana on the south-west, Uttarakhand on the south-east and by the Tibet Autonomous Region on the east. Hima means snow in Sanskrit, and the literal meaning of the state's name is in the lap of the Himalayas. It was named by Acharya Diwakar Datt Sharma, one of the most eminent Sanskrit scholars of Himachal Pradesh. [2]

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Names

Rankings (amongst India's states)

Geography of Himachal Pradesh

Geography of Himachal Pradesh

Location of Himachal Pradesh

Environment of Himachal Pradesh

Natural geographic features of Himachal Pradesh

Regions of Himachal Pradesh

Ecoregions of Himachal Pradesh

Administrative divisions of Himachal Pradesh

Districts of Himachal Pradesh
Municipalities of Himachal Pradesh

Demography of Himachal Pradesh

Demographics of Himachal Pradesh

Government and politics of Himachal Pradesh

Politics of Himachal Pradesh

Union government in Himachal Pradesh

Branches of the government of Himachal Pradesh

Government of Himachal Pradesh

Executive branch of the government of Himachal Pradesh

Legislative branch of the government of Himachal Pradesh

Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly

Judicial branch of the government of Himachal Pradesh

Law and order in Himachal Pradesh

History of Himachal Pradesh

History of Himachal Pradesh

History of Himachal Pradesh, by period

Prehistoric Himachal Pradesh

Ancient Himachal Pradesh

Medieval Himachal Pradesh

Colonial Himachal Pradesh

Contemporary Himachal Pradesh

History of Himachal Pradesh, by region

History of Himachal Pradesh, by subject

Culture of Himachal Pradesh

Culture of Himachal Pradesh

Art in Himachal Pradesh

People of Himachal Pradesh

Religion in Himachal Pradesh

Religion in Himachal Pradesh

Sports in Himachal Pradesh

Sports in Himachal Pradesh

Symbols of Himachal Pradesh

Symbols of Himachal Pradesh

Economy and infrastructure of Himachal Pradesh

Economy of Himachal Pradesh

Education in Himachal Pradesh

Education in Himachal Pradesh

Health in Himachal Pradesh

Health in Himachal Pradesh

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References

  1. Statistical Facts about India, indianmirror.com, retrieved 26 October 2006
  2. "HIMACHAL PRADESH GLIMPS". Laureate it. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 12 March 2012.

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