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Indrahar Pass connects Kangra with which district?
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Chamba
Indrahar Pass connects Kangra with Chamba district. Quick facts about Indrahar Pass:
1. Indrahar pass forms the border between Kangra and Chamba districts.
2. Indrahar Pass is a mountain pass in the Dhauladhar range
3. Indrahar Pass is at an altitude of 4,342 meters (14,245 feet)
4. Indrahar Pass is near the tourist town of Dharamshala in Himachal Pradesh
5. Indrahar Pass part of a very popular trekking route from Dharamshala.
6. It attracts thousands of tourists from across the world during the trekking season between April – October every year.
When did Gurkhas invader captured Arki Fort?

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1806
Description: The Arki fort was captured by the Gurkhas in 1806. Rana Jagat Singh, the ruler of Baghal, had to take refuge in Nalagarh. From 1806 to 1815, the Gurkha General Amar Singh Thapa holds Arki as his headquarters to make further advances into Himachal Pradesh as far as Kangra.
Bandli Wild Life Sanctuary is located in which district?

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Mandi
Description: Bandli Wildlife Sanctuary is situated in district Mandi. Sanctuary has small population of Chir pheasant and Leopard. Other wildlife found in Bandli Sanctuary includes Himalayan Black Bear, common Palm Civet, Barking Deer, Goral, Indian hare, Rhesus Macaque
Which national park in Himachal Pradesh is known for its population of the endangered Himalayan Musk Deer?

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Answer: Pin Valley National Park.
In Which Year Rabinder Nath Tagore visited Dalhousie?

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1873
Description: Novel Laureate Rabindra Nath Tagore visited Dalhousie in the summer of 1873 with his father Maharishi Debendra Natha Tagore visited Dalhousie.

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