Lambasingi (or Lammasingi) is a small village in the Eastern Ghats of Chintapalli Mandal of Alluri Sitharama Raju district in the
India
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n state of
Andhra Pradesh
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. It's also referred as "The Kashmir of Andhra Pradesh". With an altitude that of 1000 m (3280 ft) above sea level, the area is cooler than the surrounding plains and is covered in moist deciduous forest cover. There are several coffee, pine, and eucalyptus plantations around the area and some small attempts to grow apples and strawberries.
The region was formerly densely covered in forests and known in the past to have supported tigers. The large wildlife in the region includes
gaur
The gaur (''Bos gaurus''; ) is a large bovine native to the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia, and has been listed as Vulnerable species, Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List since 1986. The global population was estimated at a maximum of 21,000 ...
. The region is known for its diversity of bird life which were studied by numerous ornithologists including Trevor Price,
Dillon Ripley,
Bruce Beehler and
K. S. R. Krishna Raju.
Climate
Temperatures in Lambasingi regularly dip below freezing. It is the Southernmost Point in India which sees snowfall
References
External links
*https://aptourism.gov.in/destinations/94/lambasingi#:~:text=Lambasingi%20is%20famous%20for%20its,past%20to%20have%20supported%20tigers.
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Villages in Alluri Sitharama Raju district
Uttarandhra