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Modern name: Dharamsala<br> | Modern name: Dharamsala<br> | ||
Variants: Dharmsala/Dharmasala/Dharamshala/Dhamsala/Dhurrumsala | Variants: Dharmsala/Dharmasala/Dharamshala/Dhamsala/Dhurrumsala | ||
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| + | ==1905 earthquake== | ||
| + | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1905_Kangra_earthquake 1905 Kangra earthquake] Wilipedia. Most buildings in the towns of Kangra, Mcleodganj and Dharamshala were destroyed. | ||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
Revision as of 00:27, 17 September 2012
| Dharmsala | |
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| [[Image:|250px| ]] | |
| Presidency: Bengal | |
| Coordinates: | 32.222°N 76.3172°E |
| Altitude: | 1,457 m (4,780 ft) |
| Present Day Details | |
| Place Name: | Dharamsala |
| State/Province: | Himachal Pradesh |
| Country: | India |
| Transport links | |
| FibiWiki Maps | |
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| See our interactive map of this location showing places of interest during the British period | |
| [xxxx Dharmsala] |
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Dharmsala was the headquarters of Kangra District in the Jullundur Division of Punjab Province during the British period. It was a hill station and sanatorium.
Spelling Variants
Modern name: Dharamsala
Variants: Dharmsala/Dharmasala/Dharamshala/Dhamsala/Dhurrumsala
1905 earthquake
- 1905 Kangra earthquake Wilipedia. Most buildings in the towns of Kangra, Mcleodganj and Dharamshala were destroyed.
External Links
- Dharmsala Love to Know 1911
- Dharmsala Imperial gazetteer
- St. John in the Wilderness Wikipedia
- /St. Johns Church, Dharamshala flickr.com. Located 8 km from Dharamsala on the way to McLeod Ganj.
- Saint John's Church in The Wilderness flickr.com. Mentions the graveyard in a poor state of repair
- Another visit to St. John Church in Mcleodganj, Dharmshala phototravelings.blogspot.com. Mentions a 'well tended cemetery'
- St. John's Church Dharmasala video from You Tube
- Dharamshala 123himachal.com
- McLeod Ganj Wikipedia. Now the official residence of the Dalai Lama
- A Guide to Little Lhasa in India tibetanworld.com. Includes some history of the area, including a severe earthquake in 1905
