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Kasol
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Kasol | |
|---|---|
Hill Station | |
 Kasol Mountain View | |
| Nickname: Mini Israel of India | |
  Kasol Location in Himachal Pradesh, India  Kasol Kasol (India) | |
| Coordinates: 32°00′35″N 77°18′55″E / 32.00972°N 77.31528°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Himachal Pradesh |
| District | Kullu |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.36 km2 (0.14 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,580 m (5,180 ft) |
| Language | |
| • Official | Hindi[1] |
| • Additional official | Sanskrit[2] |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Telephone code | 01907 |
| Vehicle registration | HP- HP- |
| Nearest city | Kullu |
| Climate | Cool (Köppen) |
| Festivals | Himachal Hills Festival |
Kasol is a hamlet in the district Kullu of the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh.[3][4] It is situated in Parvati Valley, on the banks of the Parvati River, on the way between Bhuntar and Manikaran. It is located 30 km (19 mi) from Bhuntar[5] and 3.5 km (2.2 mi) from Manikaran. Kasol is the Himalayan hotspot for backpackers[6] and acts as a base for nearby treks to Malana and Kheerganga. It is called Mini Israel of India due to a high percentage of Israeli tourists here.[7]
Climate[edit]
Kasol has good weather for several months of the year and receives a fair amount of snowfall from late December to February. Köppen-Geiger climate classification system classifies its climate as humid subtropical (Cfa).[8]
| Climate data for Kasol, Himachal Pradesh | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 11.6 (52.9) |
14.2 (57.6) |
18.8 (65.8) |
24 (75) |
28.2 (82.8) |
29.3 (84.7) |
25.9 (78.6) |
25 (77) |
24.6 (76.3) |
22.2 (72.0) |
18.3 (64.9) |
14.2 (57.6) |
21.4 (70.4) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 7.4 (45.3) |
9.7 (49.5) |
14 (57) |
18.7 (65.7) |
22.9 (73.2) |
24.3 (75.7) |
22.3 (72.1) |
21.7 (71.1) |
20.6 (69.1) |
17.5 (63.5) |
13.3 (55.9) |
9.7 (49.5) |
16.8 (62.3) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 3.2 (37.8) |
5.2 (41.4) |
9.2 (48.6) |
13.4 (56.1) |
17.6 (63.7) |
19.4 (66.9) |
18.8 (65.8) |
18.4 (65.1) |
16.7 (62.1) |
12.8 (55.0) |
8.4 (47.1) |
5.3 (41.5) |
12.4 (54.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 111 (4.4) |
108 (4.3) |
155 (6.1) |
103 (4.1) |
100 (3.9) |
93 (3.7) |
324 (12.8) |
276 (10.9) |
160 (6.3) |
70 (2.8) |
27 (1.1) |
55 (2.2) |
1,582 (62.6) |
| Source: Climate-Data.org (altitude: 1582m)[8] | |||||||||||||
Festivals[edit]
Himachal Hills Festival and Kasol Music Festival are music festival which happens in Kasol on every New Year's Eve. People from around the world gather for this festival.[9]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Report of the Commissioner for linguistic minorities: 52nd report (July 2014 to June 2015)" (PDF). Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities, Ministry of Minority Affairs, Government of India. pp. 33–34. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 December 2017. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
- ↑ Pratibha Chauhan (17 February 2019). "Bill to make Sanskrit second official language of HP passed". The Tribune. Shimla. Archived from the original on 18 February 2019. Retrieved 18 February 2019.
- ↑ "Kasol Kheerganga trek".
- ↑ "Untitled Page". nrega.nic.in. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
- ↑ "Google Maps". Google Maps. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
- ↑ "Kheerganga trek".
- ↑ "Why Israeli tourists in Kasol, called mini-Israel, are euphoric about Modi's visit". India Today. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Kasol - Climate graph, Temperature graph, Climate table". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
- ↑ "Make New Year vacation memorable: Plan a quick getaway to Kasol, Dandeli or Malshej". The Economic Times. 28 December 2017. Retrieved 7 April 2020.