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Dharamshala

Southern Asia

Dharamshala is a town in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh, serving as the state winter capital and the administrative headquarters of Kangra district since 1855. Since 1960 it has hosted the 14th Dalai Lama and the Tibetan government-in-exile. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Population
19,034 1
Area (sq km)
29.51 1
Population Estimate Year
2001 1
Elevation (m)
1457 1
Latitude
32.215278 degrees north 1
Longitude
76.318611 degrees east 1
Elevation Band
Highland 2
Climate Zone
Temperate 3
Time Zone
UTC+05:30 2
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Site Of

Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama

Also in Divinity Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Sources
1. Dharamshala (Wikidata)
  • P1082 (population)
    population 19,034 (2001)
  • P625 (coordinate location)
    latitude 32.215278, longitude 76.318611
  • P2044 (elevation above sea level)
    elevation 1457 m
  • P2046 (area)
    area 29.51 sq km
  • P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
    population 19034 (2001)
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2. GeoNames: Dharamsala - GeoNames
GeoNames
  • cities500 record 1272832
    32.22006 76.32013 P PPL IN 11 024 99 30764 1359 Asia/Kolkata
  • Place record, elevation
    Elevation ca. 1359 m
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3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 32.25, 76.25
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 32.25, 76.25
32.25 76.25 Cwa
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Dharamshala (Wikipedia)
  • Lead section
    Dharamshala (, Hindi: [d̪ʱərmʃaːlaː]; also spelled Dharamsala) is a town in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh.
  • In Group: Cities of Southern Asia (World), Wikipedia lead / Wikidata P17, confirms city and country
  • On Continent: Asia, Lead paragraph names Himachal Pradesh; continent follows from the atlas record for Himachal Pradesh
    [d̪ʱərmʃaːlaː]; also spelled Dharamsala) is a town in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh
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