About Solan Tourism

Solan is a town located in Himachal Pradesh. It is often cited to as the ‘Mushroom city of India’ because of the mushroom agriculture which is common here. Solan sketches from its title from Goddess Shoolini Devi who is the major deity of the locality.

established at an elevation of roughly 1467 metres overhead sea degree, Solan is surrounded by high peaks. To the east of the town is the Matiul Peak with a dimensions of 1,986 metres; to the north lies the Karol Peak, which is furthermore the biggest top of the locality with a dimensions of 2,000 metres.

Solan is mostly a forested land with hills and mountains abound. The presence of timber plantations and nations over a large part of the locality makes a most of the land unsuitable for construction undertakings. while it does get a equitable bit of tourism, it is mostly a entrance to other well admired high ground places of the locality, viz. Kasauli, Chail, Kandaghat and Dagshai.

Solan furthermore has mythological significance. It is acknowledged that the cave beside the top of Mount Karol is the cave where the Pandavas of the Mahabharata resided all through their exile. The town has chronicled implication too. It was here that the Irish Mutiny of 1920 against the British Army took location. Irish fighters revolted following a alike sentiment back house. The mutiny was although trampled by the British with the killing of two Irish combatants while numerous others were dispatched to jail.

whereas not as well known a hill place as Chail or Simla, Solan does have a couple of places of tourist interest. Some of the tourist enticements of the district are the Shoolini Mata Temple, Jatoli Shiv Temple, Yungdrung Tibetan Monastery and a Gurkha outpost which is more than 300 years vintage.

More than the tourism, Solan retains significance as an evolved town. The village has diverse important business which propel a large part of its investments. Some of the significant commerce established here are the Himalayan Pipe industries, Shivalik Bimetal Controls Ltd, and HFCL amidst others.