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Discover Solan in India

Solan in the region of Himachal Pradesh with its 40,283 habitants is a town located in India - some 158 mi or ( 254 km ) North of New Delhi , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Solan

Local time in Solan is now 04:53 AM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " Asia/Kolkata " with a UTC offset of 5.5 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Lahore, Srinagar, Shimla, Shogi, and Sabathu. When in this area, you might want to check out Lahore . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Solan ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Kasauli Video

5:01 min by Riju Mathew
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kasauli ..

Ride to Shimla

14:29 min by freddo80
Views: 1657 Rating: 5.00

Driving a motorbike to Shimla. ..


TASHI DELEK from BON MENRI MONASTERY Ulka's photos around Solan, India (menri guesthouse india)

2:05 min by TripAdvisorTRIPWOWu
Views: 1224 Rating: 5.00

Preview of Ulka's blog at TravelPod. Read the full blog here: www.travelpod.com This blog preview was made by TravelPod using the TripAdvisor™ TripWow slideshow creator. Learn more about these videos: ..

krishan janmashtami - rajeev shur,city channel news.mpg

2:50 min by Rajeev Sharma
Views: 39 Rating: 5.00

shri krishan janmashatami per acharya pt. rajeev sharma "shur" ,kandaghat ,distt.solan [HP] India......+919882171008...ka city channel [news] per telecast...08- 08-2012 ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Solan

Solan is a city and a Municipal Corporation in Solan district (created on 1 September 1972) in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. It is located 50 kilometres south of the state capital Shimla. The place is named after the Hindu goddess Shoolini devi. Every year in the month of June, a fair celebrating the goddess is held, featuring a 3-day mela at the central Thoudo grounds. Solan was the capital of the erstwhile princely state, Bhagat.

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Located at 30.92 77.12 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: Cities and towns in Solan district, Solan

Barog

Barog is a small hill station in Solan district in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh.

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Located at 30.89 77.08 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Cities and towns in Solan district, Hill stations in India, Solan

Kandaghat

Kandaghat is a small town on the Kalka-Shimla National Highway No. 22 in the Solan District of Himachal Pradesh. Kandaghat is located at Latitude : 30.983 Longitude : 77.117. It can be located at http://www. tageo. com/index-e-in-v-11-d-m2914800. htm?Kandaghat. Situated at a height of 1425 metres Kandaghat enjoys moderate climate. The road to the famous tourist destination of Chail turns from Kandaghat which is at a distance of 29 km.

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Located at 30.98 77.12 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Villages in Solan district

Dagshai

Dagshai is one of the oldest cantonment towns in the Solan district of Himachal Pradesh, India. It is situated on top of a 5689 feet (1734 mtr) high hillock that stands sphinx-like astride the Kalka-Shimla Highway at a point about 11 km from Solan. It was founded in 1847 by the East India Company by securing free of cost five villages from Maharaja of Patiala aka Bhupinder Singh of Patiala. The name of these villages were Dabbi, Badhtiala, Chunawad, Jawag and Dagshai.

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Located at 30.88 77.05 (Lat./Long.); Less than 8 km away
Tags: Cantonments of British India, Cantonments of India, Cities and towns in Solan district, Solan

The Lawrence School, Sanawar

The Lawrence School, Sanawar, is a co-educational boarding school near Chandigarh. It is located in the Kasauli Hills, Himachal Pradesh, India. The school, founded in 1847 by Sir Henry Lawrence and his wife Honoria, is one of Asia's oldest extant boarding schools. Sanawar is affiliated with India's Central Board of Secondary Education. In the school's name, "Sanawar" is the name of the hill on which it stands. The nearest railway station is now usually spelt "Sonwara".

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Located at 30.90 76.99 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Boarding schools in India, Educational institutions established in 1847, Lawrence School, Sanawar alumni, Member schools of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference, Schools in Himachal Pradesh, Solan district

Historical Weather

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