- Before the British, Shimla region was ruled by the Nepalese
- Shimla is Located on 7 Hills
- Shimla is one of the youngest cities in the Country
- Shimla hosts the MTB Himalaya, the Biggest Mountain Biking Race in South East Asia.
- The Kalka-Shimla Railway is recognized as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
- Shimla has the only Natural Ice Skating Rink in South Asia
- The Durand Football Tournament was held at Annandale Ground in 1888.
- Lord Combermere was the First Commander-In–Chief of the Indian Army to visit Shimla in 1828.
- The Founder of Indian National Congress lived at ‘Rothney Castle’ in Shimla
- The Town Hall of Shimla was built In 1888. It is an Earthquake-proof building.
- Gandhi first came to Shimla on 11th May 1921.
- The Jakhoo Temple Shrine, believers say, holds the footprints of Lord Hanuman.
- Shimla had its first newspaper – Simla Akhbaar in 1848.
- The first shop opened in Shimla was a butchery run by Messer Barret & Co.
- Auckland House School is the only Girl School in India to introduce Scuba Diving.
- BCS Shimla is one of the Oldest Boarding Schools in Asia.
- The First Road of Shimla was constructed in 1828.
- The Gurkha Gate was actually built to honor the Gurkha’s for their support to the British.
- Shimla Falls in Seismic Zone IV.
- The northern slope of Ridge is sinking.
- The Shimla Convention is a Century old. Tibetans are still in Exile.
- From the North Side of Ridge the rainwater drains into Sutlej River and is carried into the Arabian Sea, South-side drains into the Yamuna and flows to the Bay of Bengal.
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