Kyelang

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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Kyelang
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| image_caption = Kyelang, viewed from [[Kardang Monastery]]
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| subdivision_name1 = {{flagicon image|Himachal Pradesh Flag, India.png}} [[Himachal Pradesh]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Lahaul and Spiti district|Lahaul and Spiti]]
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| elevation_m = 3080
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'''Kyelang''' (or '''Keylong''') is the administrative centre of the [[Lahaul and Spiti district]] in the [[India]]n state of [[Himachal Pradesh]], {{convert|71|km|abbr=on}} north of [[Manali, Himachal Pradesh|Manali]] via Atal Tunnel and {{convert|120|km|abbr=on}} from the Indo-Tibetan border. It is located along the [[Manali-Leh Highway]], about {{convert|7|km|abbr=on}} north-east of intersection of the [[Chandra]] Valley, the [[Bhaga]] Valley, and the [[Chenab]] Valley; on the banks of Bhaga River.

==Sights and festivals==
Kyelang faces the famous [[Kardang Monastery]], the largest and most important monastery in Lahaul, of the [[Drukpa Lineage|Drukpa]] sect of [[Tibetan Buddhism]], which is on a slope across the river from Keylong.

Sights near Kyelang include the Kardang, Shasur, and Tayul monasteries, all within a few kilometres of Kyelang. There is also a small temple dedicated to the local deity Kelang Wazir in the house of Shri Nawang Dorje that may be visited upon arrangement.

The annual Lahaul Festival is held here each July with a big, busy market and a number of cultural activities.<ref>[http://www.lonelyplanet.com/india/himachal-pradesh/keylong]</ref>

==Tourism==
Kyelang is the district headquarters of Lahaul and Spiti district and is home to most of the government offices and facilities in Lahaul. It hosts a regular bazaar.

There are some tourist facilities including a Circuit House, a Public Works Department (PWD) Rest House, a Sainik (Army) Rest House, a Tourist Bungalow, and a number of small hotels.<ref>[http://hplahaulspiti.nic.in/TouristPlaces.htm]</ref>

==Access==
Kyelang is accessed from Manali by [[Manali-Leh Highway]], a part of NH21. It is located about {{convert|71|km|abbr=on}} north of Manali. It is located at an altitude of {{convert|3080|m|abbr=on}} and remained cut off from October-end to mid-May due to heavy snowfall at Rohtang pass until 2019-20 calendar. However, after opening of Atal Tunnel in October 2020, Keylang is now accessible for almost whole year from the outside world. The peak travel season is during May, June and October when a lot of tourists visit [[Rohtang pass]] and Atal tunnel. There are enough buses in summer season from Kulu and Manali.

Manali to Atal tunnel south portal is 25 km via Solang valley road. The length of Atal tunnel up to North portal is 9 km. From North portal one has to cross bridge on Chandra river and then turn left to go to Sissu {{convert|7|km|abbr=on}} away, then continue to Tandi {{convert|22|km|abbr=on}} away, and then turn right to reach Keylong.

===Atal tunnel===
{{Main|Atal tunnel}}

Due to the military significance of Leh-Manali highway and the need to keep it open for the entire year, the Indian government began building the $320 million {{convert|9|km|abbr=on|1}} long horseshoe shaped [[Atal Tunnel]] project in 2010 to bypass Rohtang pass to create a much safer and faster year-round link to Kyelang.<ref name="nytimes.com">Polgreen, Lydia "[https://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/01/world/asia/01pass.html?ref=asia India Digs Under Top of the World to Match Rival]". ''New York Times''. Accessed 31 July 2010.</ref> The tunnel is now open for traffic and it has shorten the distance between Manali and Keylang by {{convert|45|km|abbr=on}}, and the travel time from Manali to Keylang is about 2 hrs now. While it used to take 4 to 6 hours to ascend, negotiate and descend the Rohtang pass, it will take only about 15 minutes to travel through the Atal tunnel.

Another way to access the area is by coming by air to Kullu and then travelling on the Leh-Manali highway to Kyelang.

==Climate==
{{Weather box
|location = Kyelang (1961–1990, rainfall 1951–2000)
| metric first = Yes
| single line = Yes
| Jan record high C = 13.1
| Feb record high C = 9.0
| Mar record high C = 16.7
| Apr record high C = 18.7
| May record high C = 25.9
| Jun record high C = 27.7
| Jul record high C = 28.7
| Aug record high C = 28.2
| Sep record high C = 27.1
| Oct record high C = 22.9
| Nov record high C = 20.2
| Dec record high C = 13.9
| year record high C = 28.7
| Jan high C = 6.7
| Feb high C = 6.0
| Mar high C = 9.8
| Apr high C = 14.8
| May high C = 22.1
| Jun high C = 25.9
| Jul high C = 26.8
| Aug high C = 26.7
| Sep high C = 25.6
| Oct high C = 21.8
| Nov high C = 16.3
| Dec high C = 12.1
| year high C = 17.9
| Jan low C = -16.5
| Feb low C = -17.7
| Mar low C = -13.8
| Apr low C = -7.4
| May low C = -0.9
| Jun low C = 2.9
| Jul low C = 5.3
| Aug low C = 6.7
| Sep low C = 1.3
| Oct low C = -4.1
| Nov low C = -7.7
| Dec low C = -14.1
| year low C = -5.5
| Jan record low C = -19.4
| Feb record low C = -19.7
| Mar record low C = -16.1
| Apr record low C = -13.6
| May record low C = -1.9
| Jun record low C = -0.2
| Jul record low C = 1.7
| Aug record low C = 4.6
| Sep record low C = -0.1
| Oct record low C = -8.9
| Nov record low C = -10.4
| Dec record low C = -17.5
| year record low C = -19.7
| rain colour = green
| Jan rain mm = 78.0
| Feb rain mm = 92.8
| Mar rain mm = 141.1
| Apr rain mm = 88.2
| May rain mm = 71.1
| Jun rain mm = 25.8
| Jul rain mm = 60.3
| Aug rain mm = 42.1
| Sep rain mm = 55.5
| Oct rain mm = 24.4
| Nov rain mm = 25.8
| Dec rain mm = 35.3
| year rain mm = 740.4
|unit rain days = 2.5 mm
| Jan rain days = 6.3
| Feb rain days = 5.9
| Mar rain days = 8.7
| Apr rain days = 6.5
| May rain days = 5.4
| Jun rain days = 2.2
| Jul rain days = 5.6
| Aug rain days = 4.3
| Sep rain days = 3.5
| Oct rain days = 2.0
| Nov rain days = 1.6
| Dec rain days = 3.1
| year rain days = 55.1
|time day = 08:30 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| Jan humidity = 74
| Feb humidity = 76
| Mar humidity = 75
| Apr humidity = 66
| May humidity = 62
| Jun humidity = 62
| Jul humidity = 74
| Aug humidity = 77
| Sep humidity = 64
| Oct humidity = 52
| Nov humidity = 54
| Dec humidity = 67
|year humidity = 67
|source 1 = [[India Meteorological Department]]<ref name=IMDnormals>
{{cite web
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200220045131/http://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/Climate%20of%20Himachal%20Pradesh.pdf
| archive-date = 20 February 2020
| url = https://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/Climate%20of%20Himachal%20Pradesh.pdf
| title = Climate of Himachal Pradesh
| work = Climatological Summaries of States Series - No. 15
| publisher = India Meteorological Department
| date = January 2010
| pages = 65–68
| access-date = 8 March 2020}}</ref>
}}

==References==
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== External links ==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100613060403/http://educationhp.org/explore_himachal_lahaul.html Explore Himachal Lahaul.html]
* [http://hplahaulspiti.nic.in/TouristPlaces.htm Indian Government information]
* [http://www.lonelyplanet.com/india/himachal-pradesh/keylong Lonely Planet Online Guide]

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