Shimla

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Shimla is a popular hill station and the capital city of Himachal Pradesh, known for its colonial-era architecture and scenic Himalayan surroundings in northern India.

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Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form Occurrences
Simla 7
Simla, British India 3
Shimla city centre 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf city
hill station
climateType humid subtropical climate
subtropical highland climate
connectedBy National Highway 5 NERFINISHED
country India
formerName Shimla self-linksurface differs
surface form: Simla
governingBody Shimla Municipal Corporation
hasAirport Shimla Airport
hasAttraction Christ Church, Shimla
Indian Institute of Advanced Study campus
surface form: Indian Institute of Advanced Study

Jakhu Hill
Jakhu Temple
Kalka–Shimla Railway
Kufri
Lakkar Bazaar
Mall Road
Mashobra
Scandal Point
The Ridge
Viceregal Lodge
hasEducationalInstitution Himachal Pradesh University
Indian Institute of Advanced Study campus
surface form: Indian Institute of Advanced Study

St. Bede's College, Shimla
hasNearbyHillStation Chail
Kufri
Mashobra
hasOfficialLanguage English
Hindi
Western Pahari
surface form: Pahari
hasRailwayStation Shimla railway station
hasReligiousBuilding Christ Church, Shimla
Jakhu Temple
hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite Kalka–Shimla Railway
isCapitalOf Himachal Pradesh
isDistrictHeadquartersOf Shimla self-linksurface differs
surface form: Shimla district
isPopularWith domestic tourists
international tourists
knownFor colonial-era architecture
hill station tourism
scenic surroundings
tourism
locatedInMountainRange Himalayas
locatedInRegion northern India
surface form: Northern India
nearRiver Sutlej River
primaryEconomicActivity horticulture
tourism
state Himachal Pradesh
wasSummerCapitalOf British India

Referenced by (29)

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subject surface form: HP (vehicle registration code)
this entity surface form: Simla, British India
Guy Gibson birthPlace Shimla
this entity surface form: Simla
this entity surface form: Simla, British India
Himachal Pradesh capital Shimla
subject surface form: Northern India
Solan distanceFrom Shimla
Shimla formerName Shimla self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Simla
this entity surface form: Simla
this entity surface form: Simla
this entity surface form: Simla
Shimla isDistrictHeadquartersOf Shimla self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Shimla district
this entity surface form: Simla
subject surface form: Commander-in-Chief, India
this entity surface form: Simla
Himachal Pradesh majorCity Shimla
this entity surface form: Shimla city centre
Solan nearbyCity Shimla
John Hunt placeOfBirth Shimla
subject surface form: John Hunt, Baron Hunt
this entity surface form: Simla, British India
Mandi roadConnectedTo Shimla