Dharamsala

Dharamsala
State :	India
State :	Himachal Pradesh
District :	Kangra
Location :	32 ° 13 ′  N , 76 ° 19 ′  E Coordinates: 32 ° 13 ′  N , 76 ° 19 ′  E
Height :	1279 m
Area :	29 km²
Inhabitants : -  Agglomeration :	22,579 (2011) 30,764 (2011)
Population density :	779 inhabitants / km²
Street scene in Upper Dharamsala

Dharamsala ( Hindi धर्मशाला IAST Dharmsala [ dʱʌrʌmʃɑːlɑː ]; also Dharmsala , Dharamsala , Dharmashala , Dharamshala or Dharamsala , literally, house of Dharma .., Ie pilgrims) is a city ( Municipal Council ) in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh in district Kangra , whose administrative headquarters them for 1852 is.

The city has an area of ​​29 km² and had 22,579 inhabitants at the 2011 census. Including the suburbs, the population is 30,764.

Dharamsala lies at the foot of the Dhauladhar , the first high Himalayan chain. The city was annexed to England in 1848 and a year later a garrison was established. On the first chain of hills, the British built a mountain village (" Hill Station ") as a summer residence (McLeod Ganj).

Dharamsala is divided into Upper Dharamsala and Lower Dharamsala . Due to the difference in altitude, the two districts are separate. For smaller vehicles (rickshaw, minivan, jeep) and pedestrians, there is a direct but steep connection about two kilometers long. Cars, trucks and buses have to use a winding road around nine kilometers long between the suburbs.

In Dharamsala is the Men-Tsee-Khang Faculty of Medicine, founded by the 14th Dalai Lama in 1961 , named after the Faculty of Medicine founded in Lhasa in 1916 by the 13th Dalai Lama . Tenzin Choedrak , the best known of the Dalai Lama's four personal physicians, was director of Men-Tsee-Khang / Dharamsala.

climate

In Dharamsala there is a mild warm temperate climate. The annual mean temperature is 19.1 ° C. The average annual precipitation is 2883 mm. Snow falls regularly in December and January . The temperatures are between 0 ° C and 14.5 ° C. In summer it gets between 22 ° C and 38 ° C here. The most pleasant visiting times are between March and June and between September and November.

Dharamsala
Climate diagram
J F. M. A. M. J J A. S. O N D.     114   15th 6th     111   17th 8th     233   21st 11     57   26th 16     67   30th 20th     232   31 22nd     880   27 21st     853   26th 20th     374   26th 19th     56   25th 15th     20th   21st 11     53   17th 7th Temperature in ° C ,  precipitation in mm Source: WMO

Lower Dharamsala

Lower Dharamsala is the economic center of Dharamsala and lies at an altitude of 1380  m .

Upper Dharamsala

Upper Dharamsala (also: McLeod Ganj ) lies at an altitude of 1830  m .

Tendzin Gyatsho , the current Dalai Lama, resides in McLeod Ganj . He fled here from Tibet in 1959 . Dharamsala is also the seat of the Tibetan government in exile . Shortly after the flight, the Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru quickly gave the Dalai Lama's supporters and himself permission to do so.

Several thousand exiled Tibetans live here . This district, in which there are also numerous Tibetan organizations and buildings, is sometimes also called "Little Lhasa" (after the Tibetan capital).

There are still some colonial buildings in McLeod Ganj. Outside the village, on the road to Lower Dharamsala, is the small Anglican church of St. John of the Wilderness.

Others

View of Dharamsala (painting)

The place was almost completely destroyed in 1905 after the powerful Kangra earthquake; 20,000 people died in the process; there are still minor tremors today. In the vicinity of Dharamsala there are important Hindu temples from the 7th and 8th centuries (Jawalamukhi, Brijeshwari and Chamunda).

The nearest airport is in Kangra (VIGG) about 20 kilometers southwest of the city.

Some trekking tours start in Dharamsala, e.g. B. to Triund ( 3350  m ), to Inderhara Pass ( 4350  m ) and on to Bharmour . You can also head west to the village Kareri and on to Kareri Lake ( 3200  m walk).

Web links

Commons : Dharamsala  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• 123Himachal profile

Individual evidence

1. ↑ census2011.co.in
2. ↑ census2011.co.in
3. ↑ ^{a b} census2011.co.in
4. ↑ A Brief History of Men-Tsee-Khang ( Memento of the original from May 17, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
5. ^ Franz Reichle The Knowledge of Healing , documentary film and book from 1998.