Sangla is a town in the
Baspa Valley
Baspa Valley is a river valley that is said to be named after the Baspa River. It lies in the Kinnaur District of Himachal Pradesh, India. Sangla is a major town in the Baspa Valley, and the valley is also known as the Sangla Valley or Tukpa Va ...
, also referred to as the Sangla valley, in the
Kinnaur District
Kinnaur is one of the twelve administrative districts of the state of Himachal Pradesh in northern India. The district is divided into three administrative areas (Kalpa, Nichar (Bhabanagar), and Pooh) and has six tehsils. The administrative h ...
of
Himachal Pradesh
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,
India
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, close to the
Tibet
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an border.
Geography
Sangla Valley or the
Baspa Valley starts at Karcham and ends at
Chitkul.
Demographics
The local people have a distinct culture and their own dialect, the
Kinnauri language
Kinnauri, also known as Kanauri, Kanor, Koonawur, Kanawari or Kunawar (Takri: ๐๐ฎ๐๐ต๐ค๐ฏ/๐๐๐ต๐ค๐ฏ/๐๐๐ต๐ค/๐๐ฑ๐๐ญ๐ฆ๐ฐ๐ค/๐๐ฐ๐๐ฆ๐ค, Tibetan:เฝเฝฒเฝเฝฝเฝขเฝฑเฝฒ), is a Sino-Tibetan ...
.
Places of Interest
Being located at center of the Baspa valley, Sangla is the locus of exploration and trekking trails.
Kamru Fort
Lake and Dam, Kupa
Temples
# Badrinath Temple, Kamru
# Bering Nag Temple, Sangla
# Batseri
# Chitkul Mata Temple
# Piri Nages Temple, Sapni
Trek Routes
# Rupin Valley Trek
# Sangla Kande Trek
# Charang Chitkul Trek
Apart from these places, the tourists can walk to the Trout Farm, The Mall(Sangla), Riverside in Chitkul and village walks in Kupa, Kamru, Sangla and Batseri.
Festivals
# Saazo - January
# Faagul/ Holi - March
# Dakhrain - July
# Ukhyang - September
Gallery
File:Sangla valley.jpg, Sangla valley
File:Sangla valley hill top.jpg, Sangla valley hill top
References
External links
Sangla Valley TravelblogBaspa Valley blog
Tourism in Himachal Pradesh
Cities and towns in Kinnaur district
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