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Himachal Pradesh (India)

LC control no.n 50055502
Descriptive conventionsrda
Geographic headingHimachal Pradesh (India)
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Geographic subdivision usageIndia--Himachal Pradesh
Variant(s)Himācala Pradeśa (India)
See alsoChamba (Princely State)
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Special noteOld catalog heading: Himachal Pradesh, India
Found inHimācala Pradeśa kā loka saṅgīta, 2000.
GeoNames, algorithmically matched, 2009 (adm1; 31°00ʹ00ʺN 078°00ʹ00ʺE)
Information from 678 converted Dec. 18, 2014 (came into being on Apr. 15, 1948)
Britannica online, viewed June 3, 2015 (Himachal Pradesh; constituted as a province in 1948 from 30 former princely states; in Himachal Pradesh 1954 it joined with Bilaspur; in 1956 it became a union territory; in 1966 it was enlarged by the addition of several Punjab hill areas; in 1971 it became a state)
Columbia gazetteer of the world, viewed online June 3, 2015 (Chamba; district in Himachal Pradesh; princely state until 1948. since 1948, merged with Himachal Pradesh state)
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