Manali

Manali, (alt. 1,950 m or 6,398 ft), an important hill station in the mountains of Himachal Pradesh, India, near the northern end of the Kullu Valley. It is administratively part of the Kullu District. The population is approx. 30,000.

It was the beginning of an ancient trade route to Ladakh and, from there, over the Karakoram Pass on to Yarkand and Khotan in the Tarim Basin.

It is a popular Himalayan tourist destination. It offers hot springs, spectacular religious shrines and temples, Tibetan Buddhist temples, and trekking in the surrounding mountains.

References

• Verma, V. 1996. Gaddis of Dhauladhar: A Transhumant Tribe of the Himalayas. Indus Publishing Co., New Delhi.
• Handa, O. C. 1987. Buddhist Monasteries in Himachel Pradesh. Indus Publishing Co., New Delhi. ISBN 81–85182–03–5.

Photos Hillside view near Manali

Tibetan Buddhist temple in Manali and temple statue

Manali is also the name of an old district of Armenia c. 400–800