Himachal Pradesh (Hindi: [ɦɪˈmaːtʃəl pɾəˈdeːʃ] (); lit. "snow-laden province") is a state in the northern part of India.Situated in the Western Himalayas, it is one of the eleven mountain states and is characterized by an extreme landscape featuring several peaks and extensive river systems.Himachal Pradesh shares borders with the union territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh to ...
