Kasauli is a cantonment and town in Solan district in the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh.
Established in 1842 by British
Colonialism as a Colonial hill station. Kasauli is 77 km from Shimla, 65 km from Chandigarh, and 94 km from Ambala Cantt in Haryana.
World Heritage Site Kalka–Shimla Railway
Travel time 6 hours. Distance 94 km.
On clear nights a view of Chandigarh can be seen from Monkey Point.
Kasauli is 7.8 km from Dharampur Railway Station.
Shimla is 65 Kms. From Dharampur.
Kasauli has a moderate climate. Winter temperature is approximately 2 degrees Celsius, the summer temperatures rarely exceeds 32 degrees Celsius or more. The general wind direction is south-west to north-east. Total rainfall for the year is 1020 millimetres, with humidity at 90% in September and 28% in April. Sometimes snowfall is also there during early January and in winters are chilly, there are a couple of frosty nights. Minimum temperature recorded in Kasuli was -6° Celsius.
The Kasauli Brewery and distillery, also known as Mohan Meakin, founded in the 1820s is the oldest surviving distillery for scotch whisky in Asia. Beja State was one of the 18 Simla Hill States, situated just below Kasauli to the west and bordered by Mahlog, Patiala, Kuthar and the Bharauli tract of Simla District around Sabathu. Beja included 45 villages, over an area of 13 km2 or 5 mi2 with 1,131 subjects. The state of Mahlog was founded in 1183. Its original rulers were ruling earlier near Kalka when Mohamad Gauri attacked that area then they shifted to the Mahlog area. Initially 193 villages were in its jurisdiction but later over 300 villages were included. It was the one of the biggest Princely State of Simla Hill States under the British Raj.
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