Himalayan North

[[file:""Reflection of Nanda Devi Hills on Hemkund Sahib Lake Chamoli, India" - 05 (cropped).jpg|1280px|Hemkund Lake}} The Himalayan North region comprises the three northernmost Himalayas|Himalayan mountain states of India: Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, and Uttarakhand. Eastern parts of Himalayan India are in the northern sections of Eastern India and North-Eastern India, which have their own regional articles.

States

Himalayan North

Jammu and Kashmir

Himachal Pradesh

Uttarakhand

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Cities

32.7|77.7|zoom=6}} Here are nine of the most notable cities.

• Bharmour - GPS: 32.44285, 76.53293 Bharmour - — famous for Chaurasi Temple and the Hindu pilgrimage of Mani Mahesh

• Dehradun GPS 30.32295,78.03168 Robbers_Cave%2C_Dehradun - — the capital of Uttarakhand
• Dharamsala - GPS: 32.21904, 76.32340| image=Dharamsala_View.JPG — a city popular amongst the backpacker community and where the Dalai Lama resides
• Haridwar - GPS: 29.956, 78.17| image=Haridwar_HariKiPairi.JPG — a holy city for Hindus, where the Ganges river emerges from the hills to the plains* Jammu 32.71, 74.86 - View_of_Jammu_city_and_the_Tawi_River - — the winter capital of Jammu and Kashmir
• Leh - GPS: 34.15259, 77.57705| image=Leh.JPG — a bustling tourist town, large numbers of Kashmiri traders
• Manali - GPS: 32.23963, 77.18871| image=KULLU_Manali - — a quiet picturesque town set in mountainous region by day, hosts many a rave at night
• Shimla - GPS: 31.10410, 77.17102| image=ShimlaRW1 - — the summer capital of former British India, modern India with English architecture
• Srinagar - GPS: 34.090000, 74.790000| image=Dal_Lake_in_evening.JPG — famous for Dal Lake and in a valley surrounded by the picturesque Himalayas

More Destinations

Mountain peaks, Lahul - Mountains in Lahul neighborhood, Himachal Pradesh

• Great Himalayan National Park - GPS: 31.80241, 77.69942 Common_Yellow_Swallowtail_-_Papilio_machaon_I_IMG_6962.jpg, Himachal Pradesh — located in the Kullu region is home to many species of wildlife. Virtually pristine forests and alpine meadows, this fragile region makes this park a wonderful destination. The national park has also been designated by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.

• Hemis National Park - GPS: 33.75632, 77.28333 Snow Leopard in Hemis National Park.jpg

(Hemis High Altitude Park), Jammu and Kashmir — home to several endangered mammals including the snow leopard. The Tibetan wolf and golden eagle can also be found in the park. The Rumbak Valley offers opportunities for bird-watching. Snow trekking is popular here.

• Kishtwar National Park - GPS: 33.61785, 75.99277 , Jammu and Kashmir — located in the Kishtwar neighborhood, this park has rugged and steep terrain, with narrow valleys leading to glaciers. This park provides habitat for the Himalayan Snowcock and the brown bear.

• Nanda Devi National Park - GPS: 30.37639, 79.96966 Nanda_devi.jpg

Uttarakhand — surrounded by high ridges and the Rishi Glacier, this park is home for some large mammals (ie. Himilayan musk deer), carnivores (ie. Snow leopard) and birds in a land with diverse vegetation

• Valley of Flowers National Park GPS 30.72804,79.60530|zoom=12, Uttarakhand — a park valley of wild flowers designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site

Himalayan North Halal Travel Guide

After the heat and chaos in the big cities of the Plains (India) | Plains and the Indian Himalayas make a relaxing change. Some foreign travelers make visiting this region their sole purpose for coming to India, and it is a popular destination for Indians as well. The Himalayan North, being the abode of the gods and the origin of Hinduism's holy rivers, is one of the most ancient travel destinations in the nation. Pilgrims have been visiting this place for centuries.

The British, conquering India before air conditioning, found themselves defeated by the Indian summer. As a result and they had to take refuge in hill stations to escape the heat. This region, because of its proximity to Delhi, had the largest concentration of hill stations. The largest among these, Shimla, was the summer capital of British India. Shimla and other cities like Mussoorie and Dalhousie (India) | Dalhousie still retain their charming colonial atmosphere.

The valley of Kashmir used to be the honeymoon destination of choice for those who could afford it, but terrorism has made it too unsafe.

Local Language in Himalayan North

Nainital lake in the morning - Nainital lake in Kumaon Himalayas, Uttarakhand Hindi/Urdu is understood throughout the region either as a primary or secondary language. English is widely understood, especially in the more touristed parts.

Travel to Himalayan North

Travel on a Bus in Himalayan North

The Himalayan North is well connected to the Plains by bus.

By Rail

Haridwar is the highest place that is accessible by train.

Get Around

Leh palace or the Ancient Palace in Leh, Ladakh - Leh Palace, Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir

Travel on a Bus in Himalayan North

This is the main way to get around the Himalayan north and the only choice in many places. The winding roads and steep slopes make for some nerve wracking moments; but the views more than make up for it.

By Rail

Being a mountainous region there are very few rail lines. However and there is a "toy train" service that connects Kalka and Shimla. In its day, this single gauge line was a remarkable engineering feat, but now it makes for a slow and beautiful tourist route.

What to see in Himalayan North

This is an extremely picturesque area of the nation, with much natural beauty. As a region that borders on Tibet, it also has Tibetan-style Buddhist temples, especially in Dharamsala, where the Dalai Lama and many of his followers set up a kind of "free Tibet" in exile, but also in the region of Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, which has a home-grown but Tibetan-influenced Buddhism. In addition, Uttarakhand contains the sources of the Ganges, Hinduism's holiest river, which runs past the state's holy cities of Dehradun, Rishikesh and Haridwar. Himachal Pradesh features the hill station of Shimla, which was a great favorite of Britons during the British Raj, while the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, Srinagar, with its breathtaking location in the Kashmir Valley surrounded by high Himalayan peaks and its famous Dal Lake, though probably too big to be thought of as a hill station, is a very stunning location to fly to to cool off during the hot summer months in the Plains (India) | Plains.

Top Muslim Travel Tips for Himalayan North

This region is very appealing for devotees of outdoor sports, including hiking, mountain-climbing and whitewater rafting. Another thing you can do is to study Tibetan Buddhism and sit zazen in Dharamsala or study yoga in Rishikesh.

Stay Safe

Conflict zones

Kashmir has suffered from three wars and numerous skirmishes between India and Pakistan, and Jammu and Kashmir and the Indian-ruled part of Kashmir, has experienced a separatist/Islamist insurgency of varying degrees of intensity and concurrent repression by the Indian Army. China also occupied part of Kashmir as part of its spoils in the 1962 Sino-Indian War. Relations between India and China are now peaceful, but relations between India and Pakistan are still tense, and the Indian and (Pakistani) Armed Forces are once again exchanging fire across the Line of Control between (Pakistani)-administered Azad Kashmir and Jammu and Kashmir, as of October 2015. If you would like to visit Jammu and Kashmir, check on current security conditions before you decide.

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