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Chamba the charming beauty is situated at 996 m. on the bank of Ravi river, known in the ancient Vedic Literature as Iravati on a flat ground. There are many stories about its name . One interesting tale is that; it was named after Champavati, the daughter of the 10th Century King Sahil Verma.
Chamba the charming beauty is situated at 996 m. on the bank of Ravi river, known in the ancient Vedic Literature as Iravati on a flat ground. There are many stories about its name . One interesting tale is that; it was named after Champavati, the daughter of the 10th Century King Sahil Verma.
The mountain ranges running through Chamba from south-east to north-west and forming the watersheds of the great rivers are,-the Outer Himalaya or Dhaula-Dhar, separating the Bias from the Ravi ; the Mid-Himalaya or Pangi Range-the Pir Panjal of geologists-separating the Ravi from the Chinab ; and the Main Himalaya closing in the State to the north and separating the Chinab from the Indus.
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