Shimla in winters

                                      SHIMLA

Shimla is the capital of Himachal Pradesh.
Shimla is the most famous tourist spot and also it is the most beautiful hill station .
People from all over the world visit here every year But view of this beautiful place becomes more beautiful during winter. Because of Snowfall in winters it attracts many people .

 History :

  The area of present-day Shimla was invaded and captured by Bhimsen Thapa of Nepalen 1806. The British East INdia Company took control of the territory as per the Sugauly Treaty after the Anglo-Nepalese War (1814–16). The Gurkha leaders were quelled by storming the fort of Malaun under the command of David Ochterlony in May 1815. In a diary entry dated 30 August 1817, the Gerard brothers, who surveyed the area, describe Shimla as "a middling-sized village where a fakir is situated to give water to the travellers". In 1819, Lieutenant Ross, the Assistant Political Agent in the Hill States, set up a wood cottage in Shimla. Three years later, his successor and the Scottishcivil servant Charles Prat Kennedy built the first pucca house in the area in 1822, near what is now the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly building. 

  The accounts of the Britain-like climate started attracting several British officers to the area during the hot Indian summers. By 1826, some officers had started spending their entire vacation in Shimla. In 1827,Lord Amherst , the Governor General Of Bengal, visited Shimla and stayed in the Kennedy House. A year later, Lord Comerbere, the Commander-in-Chief of the British forces in India, stayed at the same residence. During his stay, a three-mile road and a bridge were constructed near Jakhu. In 1830, the British acquired the surrounding land from the chiefs of Keonthal and Patiala in exchange for the Rawin parganaand a portion of the Bharauli pargana. The settlement grew rapidly after this, from 30 houses in 1830 to 1,141 houses in 1881. 

Geography :

  Average altitude Of Shimla is 2206 meters from the mean sea level.  Shimla was built on seven different hills. Forests around the city are mainly of deodar, pine ,rhododendron etc.

 This city is 88 km from kalka and 116 km from Chandigarh .

Climate : 

   Shimla is cool in winters and moderately warm in summers.Average temperature is from -4 degrre C to  31 degree throughout the year.

  In winters it attracts more tourists due to snowfall.

Some Popular places in Shimla :

    The Mall. Ridge, Junga, Jutogh, Jakhoo ,Tara Devi , Anand Vilas , Mashobra etc.

Here you can see a video of fresh snowfall in Shimla ↴