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Simla

British  
/ ˈsɪmlə /

noun

  1. Official name: Shimla.  a city in N India, capital of Himachal Pradesh state: summer capital of India (1865–1939); hill resort and health centre. Pop: 142 161 (2001)

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Within days of the attack, India revoked the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty, while Pakistan responded by withdrawing from the 1972 Simla Agreement on bilateral dispute resolution.

From BBC Dec. 16, 2025

In 1870, Bourne returned to England, selling his shares, though Bourne & Shepherd continued to operate in Calcutta and Simla.

From BBC Aug. 31, 2024

The mathematician Gilbert Walker knew “next to nothing” about weather when, in 1904, he took charge of the India Meteorological Department in Simla.

From Nature Sep. 16, 2019

Three days into their trip, they hit pay dirt in Simla, Colorado.

From Washington Times Aug. 22, 2015

As if this weren’t enough, the next morning, a taxi bound for Howrah Station crammed its wheels into the alley; the Dalals were going to Simla for ten days.

From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri

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