Valleys and Duns

• Kangra valley — between the Dhauladhar and the Shivaliks; the Beas and its tributaries; tea, the densest population in the state.
• Kullu valley — the upper Beas; the 'valley of the gods'; apples. Sub-valleys: Parvati, Sainj, Tirthan, Solang, Manikaran.
• Chamba valley — the Ravi; and Pangi, the Chandrabhaga gorge.
• Lahaul — the Chandra and Bhaga; Spiti — the Spiti river; both cold deserts.
• Sangla / Baspa valley (Kinnaur) — often called the most beautiful in the state.
• Pabbar / Rohru valley (Shimla) — the core apple belt.
• Balh valley (Mandi) — the most fertile flat land in HP, an old lake bed; vegetables.
• Paonta / Kiarda Dun (Sirmaur) and Jaswan Dun (Una) — Shivalik duns, the state's only true plains.
• Bara Bangahal (Kangra/Chamba) — the remote head of the Ravi.
• Trans-Giri (Sirmaur) — the Hatti homeland.