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History, Best Places to Visit and Travel Guide of Chamba, Major Tourist Destination of Himachal Pradesh, India

Chamba, the historical ancient city and currently district head quarter of Chamba district of state of Himachal Pradesh is one of the most famous tourist destination of India, located on the banks of the Ravi River at height of 1006 mtr. Being one of the prettiest valley of Himachal Pradesh, it is visited by tourist across the world and throughout the year. Chamba, known as the land of lord Shiva is famous for its untouched natural beauty including lakes, wild life, lush green Himalayan hills, lots of ancient temple. Chamba district, located on crossroad of Dhaulandhar and Zanskar ranges, touches the boundary on north-west by Jammu and Kashmir, on the north-east by Ladakh and Lahaul and Bara-Bangal area of Himachal Pradesh, on the south-east and south by the District Kangra of Himachal Pradesh and Gurdaspur District of the Punjab.

Chamba district has lots of major tourist attraction like Dalhousie, Khajjiar, Chamba Town, Pangi, Bharamour etc. though it is small town of state as compare to other cities but exquisite natural beauty, amidst picturesque sites and lush green valleys attracts tourist a lot.

One famous quote in local folk song for Chamba is, Shimla nahi basna, Kasauli nahi basna, Chamba jana jaroor which means don’t settle in Shimla or Kasauli but must visit Chamba which present the charm and aura of city.

As per the historical records found of Chamba region to the Kolian tribes in the 2nd century BC, and was formally ruled by the Maru dynasty, starting with the Raju Maru from around 500 AD. Region was ruled from the ancient capital Bharmour, which is located 60 km from the town of Chamba. In 920, Raja Sahil Varman had shifted his capital of the kingdom to Chamba on request of his daughter Champavati and named it as Chamba. From the time of Raju Maru, 67 kings of this dynasty ruled over Chamba until it finally merged with the India after independence.

Chamba is truly paradise for adventure lover as it offers you lot of activities like trekking, river rafting, mountaineering, paragliding and hiking over the Himalayan. Chamba, one of the popular hill station of India is home to the several most beautiful landscapes like Khajjiar, Bharmour, Dalhousie etc. Due to panoramic views and majestic hills covered with lot of different types of trees, Chamba becomes the nature lover's heaven.

Chamba is also well known for its renowned festival, Suhi Mata Mela held for four day in month of March or April and Minjar Mela, held on second Sunday of Shravan month which attracts lots of people across the India. There are several ancient holy site like Lakshmi Narayan Temple, Chamunda Devi Temple, Hariraya Remple, Champavati Temple, Sui Mata Temple, etc. which attracts spiritual seeker.

How to Reach Chamba, Major Tourist Center of Himachal Pradesh, India

Chamba being one of the major tourist center along with important district and city of Himachal Pradesh, it is very well connected with all major cities of India via road, rail and air network. Thousands of tourist across the world visits here throughout the year which makes Chamba more convenient in terms of travel, accommodation and other services. The nearest airport to Chamba is Pathankot airport which is located just at a distance of around 107 km from the city. Pathankot railway station is the nearest major rail junction which is at around 120 km from city. Chamba is located at 53 km from Dalhousie, 22 km from Khajjiar, 59 km from Bharmour, 120 km from Pathankot, 219 from Amritsar, 127 km from Kangra, 336 km from Manali, 300 km from Kullu, 359 km from Chandigarh, 342 km from Shimla, 581 km from Delhi, 250 km from Vaishnodevi, 153 km from Palampur, 271 km from Mandi.

Taluka / Tehsil: Chamba, District: , State: himachal-pradesh, Country: india.

Religious Importance: Hindu