Manali (Hindi
: मनाली) is a hill station nestled in the mountains of the Indian
state
of Himachal Pradesh
near the northern end of the Kullu
Valley, at an altitude of 2,050 m (6,726 ft) in the Beas River
Valley
. It is located in the Kullu
district, about 270 km (168 mi) north of the state capital, Shimla
. The small town, with a population of 8,096, is 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 has become a tourist attraction in recent years.
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