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Is Chandigarh and Panchkula same?
Panchkula is a planned city in Panchkula District, Haryana, India. It is a satellite city of the Union Territory of Chandigarh. The prestigious Chandimandir Cantonment Headquarters of the Indian Western Command, is also located in Panchkula city.
What is Panchkula known for?
Present on the way to hills of Shimla, Panchkula is famous for the ruins of the Chandels and trekking on Morni Hills teemed with peacocks. One of the most planned towns of Haryana, Panchkula is a satellite town that forms the tricity with Chandigarh and Mohali.
Is Panchkula a part of Chandigarh?
It is a part of the Chandigarh capital region or Greater Chandigarh. The Chandigarh-Mohali-Panchkula metropolitan region collectively forms a Chandigarh Tricity, with a combined population of over 2 million. The city hosts the Chandimandir Cantonment, the headquarters of the Western Command of the Indian Army.
Are Punjab and Chandigarh different?
Under Section 4 of the Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966. Chandigarh (/ˌtʃʌndɪˈɡɑːr/; local pronunciation: [tʃə̃ɳˈɖiːɡəɽʱ]) is a city, district and union territory in India that serves as the joint capital of the two neighbouring states of Punjab and Haryana.
What is Chandigarh Speciality?
Also called the city beautiful, Chandigarh was designed by the Swiss-French modernist architect, Le Corbusier. Apart from the city’s architecture and buildings like Capitol Complex, High Court, Secretariat, Legislative Assembly and giant Open Hand Monument, it is also famous for its clean roads and greenery.
Is Panchkula good place to live?
Panchkula city was segregated sector wise and was established with separate commercial and residential areas for the convenience of the people. Today, Panchkula has come in par with the Chandigarh and has really clean and posh sectors in its locality.
Why is Chandigarh called Chandigarh?
About Chandigarh Chandigarh derives its name from the temple of “Chandi Mandir” located in the vicinity of the site selected for the city. The deity ‘Chandi’, the goddess of power and a fort of ‘garh’ laying beyond the temple gave the city its name “Chandigarh-The City Beautiful”.
Why Punjabi has no 13 sector in Chandigarh?
The reason sector 13 did not exist earlier is because the city architect Le Corbusier considered the number 13 as unlucky. The Union Territory of Chandigarh has never had a Sector 13 since it was built in 1966. But now after 54 years, Sector 13 has been created by adding eight areas under this new sector.