McLeod Ganj

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McLeod Ganj is a hill town in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh, best known as the residence of the Dalai Lama and the center of the Tibetan government-in-exile.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
McLeod Ganj canonical 14
McLeod Ganj area 1
McLeod Ganj hill station 1

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf hill station
town
administrativeDivision Himachal Pradesh
alternateName Dhasa
Little Lhasa
climate humid subtropical climate
country India
distanceFromDharamshala about 3 kilometres
elevation about 2080 metres
foundedBy British imperial administration
surface form: British colonial administration
governingBody Dharamshala Municipal Corporation
surface form: Municipal Corporation Dharamshala
hasCommunity Tibetan refugees
hasFeature view of snow-clad Dhauladhar peaks
hasInstitution Tibetan government-in-exile
surface form: Central Tibetan Administration

Library of Tibetan Works and Archives
Tibetan Institute of Performing Arts
hasMarket Tibetan handicrafts market
knownFor Buddhist monasteries
Tibetan culture
center of Tibetan government-in-exile
residence of the 14th Dalai Lama
tourism
localLanguage Pahari
Tibetan
locatedIn Dhauladhar Range
Himachal Pradesh
Himalayas
Kangra district
majorReligion Tibetan Buddhism
namedAfter David McLeod
near Dharamshala
nearestAirport Kangra Airport
nearestRailwayStation Pathankot Junction
officialLanguage Hindi
partOf Dharamshala
postalCode 176219
region Kangra Valley
religion Buddhism
Hinduism
stateCapitalDistance about 250 kilometres from Shimla
timeZone Indian Standard Time
touristAttraction Bhagsu Waterfall
Bhagsunag Temple
Namgyal Monastery
Triund trekking route
Tsuglagkhang Complex
transport connected by road to Dharamshala
UTCOffset +5:30

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Referenced by (17)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Dharamshala hasSubdivision McLeod Ganj
Kangra district contains McLeod Ganj
Kangra district hasNotableTown McLeod Ganj
Tibetan people diasporaCenter McLeod Ganj
Kangra Valley hasTown McLeod Ganj
Dhauladhar Range overlooks McLeod Ganj
Tsuglagkhang Complex locatedIn McLeod Ganj
Tsuglagkhang Complex near McLeod Ganj
this entity surface form: McLeod Ganj market area
Bhagsu Waterfall locatedNear McLeod Ganj
Bhagsu Waterfall nearByTown McLeod Ganj
Dal Lake (Dharamshala) locatedNear McLeod Ganj
Dal Lake (Dharamshala) nearbyTown McLeod Ganj
St. John in the Wilderness Church proximityTo McLeod Ganj
this entity surface form: McLeod Ganj hill station
Tibetan Children’s Village notableLocation McLeod Ganj
this entity surface form: McLeod Ganj area
Kangra Airport servesTourismTo McLeod Ganj