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Dharamshala, India
Dharamshala, IndiaLocated in western Himachal Pradesh state, Dharamshala is a scenic mountain city in the lower Himalayas. It is also home to the Dalai Lama's government-in-exile, established after his 1959 flight from Tibet (China).

Dharamshala, city, western Himachal Pradesh state, northwestern India. It is located on a lower slope of the Himalayas.

Dharamshala is a scenic health resort. Aerated water is bottled there, and slate is quarried nearby. The city was virtually destroyed by an earthquake in 1905, but it was then rebuilt. The Dalai Lama established a government-in-exile in Dharamshala after he fled from Tibet (China) in 1959. Pop. (2015) 53,543.

The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica This article was most recently revised and updated by Mindy Johnston.