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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Kasol
| native_name =
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| other_name =
| settlement_type = Hill Station
| image_skyline = Kasol_village_evening.jpg
| image_alt =
| image_caption = Kasol Mountain View
| nickname = Mini Israel of India
| pushpin_map = India Himachal Pradesh#India
| pushpin_label_position = right
| pushpin_map_alt =
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Himachal Pradesh, India
| coordinates = {{coord|32|00|35|N|77|18|55|E|display=inline}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = India
| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Himachal Pradesh]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Kullu district|Kullu]]
| established_title = 
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| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes =
| area_total_km2 = 0.36
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| elevation_m = 1580
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| population_density_km2 = auto
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| demographics_type1 = Language
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = [[Hindi]]<ref name=langoff>{{cite web |url = http://www.nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM52ndReport.pdf |title = Report of the Commissioner for linguistic minorities: 52nd report (July 2014 to June 2015) |pages = 33–34 |publisher = Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities, Ministry of Minority Affairs, Government of India |access-date = 16 February 2016 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20171228171523/http://www.nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM52ndReport.pdf |archive-date = 28 December 2017}}</ref>
| demographics1_title2 = Additional official
| demographics1_info2 = [[Sanskrit]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Bill to make Sanskrit second official language of HP passed |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/himachal/bill-to-make-sanskrit-second-official-language-of-hp-passed/730075.html |date=17 February 2019 |access-date=18 February 2019 |work=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]] |author=Pratibha Chauhan |location=Shimla |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190218081810/https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/himachal/bill-to-make-sanskrit-second-official-language-of-hp-passed/730075.html |archive-date=18 February 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = 
| postal_code =
| area_code = 01907
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| registration_plate = [[List of RTO districts in India#HP.E2.80.94Himachal Pradesh|HP]]- HP-
| blank1_name_sec1 = Nearest city
| blank1_info_sec1 = Kullu
| blank1_name_sec2 = [[Climate of India|Climate]]
| blank1_info_sec2 = [[Climatic regions of India|Cool]] ([[Köppen climate classification|Köppen]])
| blank2_name_sec2 = Festivals
| blank2_info_sec2 = Himachal Hills Festival
| website =
}}
'''Kasol''' is a [[hamlet (place)|hamlet]] in the district [[Kullu district|Kullu]] of the Indian state of [[Himachal Pradesh]].<ref name="hikesdaddy">{{cite web | url=https://hikesdaddy.in/kheerganga-trek-from-kasol-tosh-himachal/ | title=Kasol Kheerganga trek}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nrega.nic.in/netnrega/state_html/emuster_wage_rep1.aspx?lflag=local&type=20&panchayat_name=KASOL&panchayat_code=1306003108&state_name=HIMACHAL+PRADESH&state_code=13&district_name=KULLU&district_code=1306&block_code=1306003&block_name=Kullu&fin_year=2012-2013|title=Untitled Page|website=nrega.nic.in|access-date=6 February 2020}}</ref> It is situated in [[Parvati Valley]], on the banks of the [[Parbati River (Himachal Pradesh)|Parvati River]], on the way between [[Bhuntar]] and [[Manikaran]]. It is located {{cvt|30|km}} from [[Bhuntar]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.google.co.in/maps/search/bhuntar+to+kasol+distance/data=!4m2!2m1!4b1?sa=X&dg=dbrw&newdg=1|title=Google Maps|website=Google Maps|access-date=7 June 2017}}</ref> and {{cvt|3.5|km}} from [[Manikaran]].
Kasol is the Himalayan hotspot for backpackers<ref name="Hikesdaddy">{{Cite web |url=https://hikesdaddy.in/all-about-trip-to-kasol-trek-parvati-valley-himachal/ | title=Kheerganga trek }}</ref> and acts as a base for nearby treks to [[Malana, Himachal Pradesh|Malana]] and [[Parvati Valley|Kheerganga]]. It is called ''Mini Israel of India'' due to a high percentage of Israeli tourists here.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/amp/india/story/india-pm-modi-israel-benjamin-netanyahu-kasol-mini-israel-himachal-kullu-israeli-tourists-1022439-2017-07-05|title=Why Israeli tourists in Kasol, called mini-Israel, are euphoric about Modi's visit|website=India Today|access-date=6 February 2020}}</ref>

==Climate==
Kasol has good weather for several months of the year and receives a fair amount of snowfall from late December to February.
[[Köppen-Geiger climate classification system]] classifies its climate as [[humid subtropical climate|humid subtropical]] (Cfa).<ref name="Climate-Data.org"/>

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|Jan high C=11.6
|Feb high C=14.2
|Mar high C=18.8
|Apr high C=24
|May high C=28.2
|Jun high C=29.3
|Jul high C=25.9
|Aug high C=25
|Sep high C=24.6
|Oct high C=22.2
|Nov high C=18.3
|Dec high C=14.2

|Jan mean C=7.4
|Feb mean C=9.7
|Mar mean C=14
|Apr mean C=18.7
|May mean C=22.9
|Jun mean C=24.3
|Jul mean C=22.3
|Aug mean C=21.7
|Sep mean C=20.6
|Oct mean C=17.5
|Nov mean C=13.3
|Dec mean C=9.7

|Jan low C=3.2
|Feb low C=5.2
|Mar low C=9.2
|Apr low C=13.4
|May low C=17.6
|Jun low C=19.4
|Jul low C=18.8
|Aug low C=18.4
|Sep low C=16.7
|Oct low C=12.8
|Nov low C=8.4
|Dec low C=5.3

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|Jan precipitation mm=111
|Feb precipitation mm=108
|Mar precipitation mm=155
|Apr precipitation mm=103
|May precipitation mm=100
|Jun precipitation mm=93
|Jul precipitation mm=324
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|source 1= Climate-Data.org (altitude: 1582m)<ref name="Climate-Data.org">{{Cite web |url=http://en.climate-data.org/location/474474/ |title=Kasol - Climate graph, Temperature graph, Climate table |publisher=Climate-Data.org |access-date=10 March 2016 }}</ref>

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==Festivals==
Himachal Hills Festival and Kasol Music Festival are music festival which happens in Kasol on every New Year's Eve. People from around the world gather for this festival.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/travel/make-new-year-vacation-memorable-plan-quick-getaway-to-kasol-dandeli-or-malshej/articleshow/62180013.cms|title=Make New Year vacation memorable: Plan a quick getaway to Kasol, Dandeli or Malshej|date=28 December 2017|work=The Economic Times|access-date=7 April 2020}}</ref>

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== References ==
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[[Category:Villages in Kullu district]]

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