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'''[[Dharwas]]''' is the northernmost town of the state of [[Himachal Pradesh]] in [[India]]. It is located in the [[Chamba District]] at an elevation of {{convert|8,000|ft|m|abbr=on}} above sea level. Dharwas is the largest and most populated area in the [[Pangi Valley]], and trekking base camps are available for those on the Dalhousie-Kishtwar trekking route.

Dharwas is famous for the Tilmili natural mineral-water spring.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Dharwas|url=http://www.himachaltouristguide.com/index.php/chamba/pangi/places-of-interest/61-dharwas|access-date=2020-11-07|website=www.himachaltouristguide.com}}</ref> It is believed that water from this spring was sent regularly to the [[Raja]] of Chamba.{{fact|date=October 2020}} The Pangi Valley is the most remote valley of the [[Chamba district]], and was described by Dr. J. Hutchison (in 1904) as follows:
:"Pangi is unique in its grandeur and beauty: in this respect far surpassing any other portion of Chamba District. The scenery is sublime and imposing, and nature appears in her wildest and grandest moods. Everything is on a stupendous scale. The great river rolls along in a deep and narrow gorge, lashing itself into fury against the adamantine cliffs that confine it. Precipices spring from the brink, in places almost perpendicular, to a height of one or two thousand feet. On the lower ranges are grassy slopes of rich pasture with dense forests of pine and cedar, while high over all, the stern and majestic mountains, piled on one another, attain in altitude of {{convert|18,000|to|21,000|ft|m|disp=sqbr}} rising far beyond the line of eternal snow. But all is not sublimity and grandeur. Every few miles the traveller reaches fairly open nooks of surpassing beauties, which may have been small lakes in some bygone age, while the river was cutting its way through a rocky barrier in front. There, the villages are chiefly to be found. These are few in number, and of small size, for the region is sparsely inhabited."<ref>Quoted in: {{cite report |url=http://lsi.gov.in:8081/jspui/bitstream/123456789/4830/1/44160_1961_KUP.pdf |title=Census of India 1961 |volume=XX Part VI Himachal Pradesh |first1=Surender Moha |last1=Bharnager |editor1-first=Ram Chandra Pal |editor1-last=Singh |date=3 December 1964 |page=1}}<br>Appendix III (pages 83-6) is ''Extract from the Punjab States Gazetteer'', Vol XXII A, Chamba State, 1904 (pps. 261–266) by Dr. Hutchinson<br>Appendix IV (pages 87-8) is ''Extract taken from Guide to Dalhousie, The Chamba state and the neighbouring Hills'' compiled by Captain J. B. Hutchinson. Revised by B. A. Rose, C.S., Assistant Commissioner, Dalhousie, 1890, and J. Hutchinson, L.R.C.P. & S.E., Chamba Mission</ref>

==Transport==
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The nearest railhead is at [[Pathankot]] in the state of [[Punjab]] and the nearest airport is at Gaggal. The nearest town is Killar, located in the deep, narrow gorge formed by the [[Chenab River]];<ref>{{Cite news |date=13 November 2017 |title=The route to this hidden valley will test your strength |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/travel/story/20171113-himachal-pradesh-travel-pangi-valley-manali-travel-special-1077348-2017-11-05 |access-date=9 September 2020 |work=[[India Today]] |language=en}}</ref> in Killar there are buses and taxis available for the trip to Dharwas.

The main road through Pangi Valley is the {{convert|170|km|mi|abbr=on}} road link from [[Chamba, Himachal Pradesh|Chamba]] to Killar via [[Saach Pass]]. One can also take the famous [[Leh–Manali Highway]], although the road is in poor condition and occasionally closed to traffic.<ref>{{cite news |work=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)]] |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/himachal/bro-opens-tandi-udaipur-road-749906 |title=BRO opens Tandi-Udaipur road |date=28 March 2019 |access-date=7 October 2020}}</ref> A trail leading to Sural Valley starts in Dharwas and ends in [[Zanskar]].

== References ==
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[[Category:Cities and towns in Chamba district]]

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