Nahan
Nahan ( 80 kms from Chandigarh and 130 kms from Shimla) is a town in Himachal Pradesh in India and is the headquarters of the Sirmaur District. It is also the location of theIndian Army Special Forces Training School. It was the capital of the former Sirmur Princely state .
A well-laid out picturesque town, Nahan is situated on a hill top in the Shiwalik Hills, overlooking green hills. Traditionally, Saints and princes are linked with the origin of Nahan. The city was founded as in 1621 by Raja Karam Prakash.
At an altitude of 932 m, Nahan is a good base for visits to the surrounding areas such as Renuka Lake, Paonta Sahib, Trilokpur and the Suketi Fossil Park. It has a pleasant climate throughout the year and is watered by a man-made lake and decorated with temples and gardens.
Best time to visit : Decmber to March
Climate
Winter : ( December to March) Temperature varies from 3 to 17 degrees Celsius.
Autumn : (September to November) Temperature varies from 6 to 27 degrees Celsius.
Summer : (April to August) Temperature varies from 30 to 40 degrees Celsius.
Airport : The nearest airport is Chandigarh, with Dehradun as an option. Shimla Airport is also not too far.
Railway Station : The nearest railway stations are Barara, Ambala, Chandigarh and Kalka, which are connected by a regular bus service. Yamunanagar is another rail station close to the town
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Places Of Interest
Churdhar Peak
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Churdhar Peak Churdhar, Himachal Pradesh 173104 Churdhar Sanctuary is located in Sirmour, Shimla district of the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. The sanctuary is named after the Churdhar Peak. Churdhar (elevation of 3,647 metres; 11,965 feet) is the highest peak in Sirmour district and is also the highest peak in the outer Himalayas. The peak has a great religious significance for the people … Continue reading Churdhar Peak →
Gurudwara of Paonta Sahib
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Gurudwara of Paonta Sahib Court Rd, Paonta Sahib, Himachal Pradesh 173025 Phone : 098821 22610 Gurudwara Paonta Sahib, is a noted Gurudwara in Painta Sahib, 43 kms from Nahan, in the District of Sirmour, Himachal Pradesh. Guru Gobind Singh ji, the tenth guru of Sikhs was the person in whose memory the Gurdwara of Paonta Sahib was built. It was here, the Dasam Granth was written … Continue reading Gurudwara of Paonta Sahib →
Renuka Lake
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Renuka Lake Renuka Ji, Himachal Pradesh 173022 Phone : 098715 57771 Renuka lake (16 kms from city centre) is in the Simaur district of Himachal Pradesh in India and it is 672 m above the sea level. It is the largest lake in Himachal Pradesh, with a circumference of about 3214 m. This lake was named after the goddess Renuka. It is … Continue reading Renuka Lake →
Suketi Fossil Park
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Suketi Fossil Park Nahan Renuka Road, Jamta, Nahan, Himachal Pradesh 173001 Shivalik Fossil Park, also known as the Suketi Fossil Park ,located at a distance of 22 kms from Nahan , is a fossil park with a collection of prehistoric vertebrate fossils and skeletons recovered from the upper and middle Siwaliks geological formations of sandstones and clay at Suketi in the Sirmaur district in the Indian state of Himachal … Continue reading Suketi Fossil Park →