Nahan
A Sirmaur capital on a ridge at the foot of the hills, with a temple pond in the middle of the bazaar and no traffic in the old town.
- Where
- Himachal Pradesh, India
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 30.5600, 77.2933
Get the Nahan stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Nahan. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Himachal Pradesh volume with your photos and a note.
Near Nahan
Adi Badri 12 km
Where the Saraswati is said to leave the hills.
Renuka Lake 17 km
The largest natural lake in the state, shaped like a woman.
Simbalbara National Park 22 km
Sal forest in Sirmaur on the Haryana border, small and quiet, with goral.
Tikkar Taal 23 km
Two lakes at different heights a hundred metres apart, and nobody has satisfactorily explained why.
Morni Hills 23 km
The only hill station in Haryana, twin lakes in the Shivaliks that local belief holds are joined underground.
Paonta Sahib 34 km
The town on the Yamuna where Guru Gobind Singh spent four years writing, and the gurdwara that stands where he wrote.
Kalesar National Park 38 km
Sal forest on the Shivalik foothills, joined to Rajaji across the state line, with leopard and elephant passing through.
Hathnikund Barrage 39 km
A barrage on the Yamuna finished in 1999, replacing one the British built three kilometres downstream in 1873.
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Questions
Where is Nahan?
Nahan is in Himachal Pradesh. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Adi Badri (12 km), Renuka Lake (17 km), Simbalbara National Park (22 km).
How do I get the Nahan stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Nahan and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Himachal Pradesh volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Nahan before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Himachal Pradesh volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
Collect your first stamp.
LOQAH is free on iPhone and Android, in India and 20 more countries, with more countries on the way. Stand at a place, collect its stamp, and keep every trip in a passport that grows.