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  • 12 January, 2021

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List of all valleys of India

List of all valleys of India

Dzukou Valley wildfire

  • The wildfire at Dzukou Valley, straddling the Manipur-Nagaland border, has been doused after it raged for two weeks, officials said on Monday.
  • No fresh fire or smoke was visible.
  • The Dzukou Valley, situated at an average altitude of 2,452 metres, is a popular trekking destination known for its exotic flowers.

List of all valleys of India

  • Araku Valley = Vishakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh
  • Barak Valley = Assam
  • Chumbi Valley = Tibet, China, the intersection of India (Sikkim), Bhutan and China (Tibet) in the Himalayas
  • Doon Valley = Lower Himalayas, Uttarakhand
  • Dzüko Valley = Nagaland
  • Johar Valley, Kumaon = Uttarakhand
  • Kambam Valley = Tamil Nadu
  • Kangra Valley = Himachal Pradesh
  • Neelam Valley = Pakistan-occupied Kashmir
  • Neora Valley = Kalimpong, Darjeeling
  • Nubra Valley = Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir
  • Patratu Valley = Jharkhand
  • Pangi Valley = Himachal Pradesh
  • Pin Valley = Himachal Pradesh
  • Silent Valley = Palakkad District, Kerala
  • Valley of Flowers = West Himalayas, Uttarakhand
  • Zanskar Valley = Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir
  • Zoji La Valley = Jammu and Kashmir

Source: AspireIAS


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