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The Western Ghats or the Sahyadri mountains are the continuous range of mountains, rising up to the India’s Malabar coast. They are one of the world’s largest ecological region in India. The Western Ghats run north to south from Gujarat to Tamil Nadu for about 9,941 miles (1,600km)and have the peaks of many different heights upto 8,841 feet.

The political capital of Arunachal Pradesh, Itanagar is located amidst small flat topped hillocks, embracing ancient monuments, tribal areas, green landscapes, tea gardens, apple orchards, bordering Himalayas and a pleasant whether. The place is also known as the ‘Land of the Dawn lit mountains’ because the place is first to witness the sun’s rays, every morning on the Indian landmass.QUICK FACTS:Location: Located in the north-eastern part of India in the state of Arunachal Pradesh.Climate: The city is blessed with a pleasant whether and a good monsoon season.

LOCATION:Mysore Palace is one of the most renowned palaces of the south, situated at Mirza Road, in the heart of the city of Mysore in Karnataka.History:The ancient palace of Mysore dates back to the 14th Century, which was wrecked by lightning. It was re-established by Wodeyar King Randheera Kantheeveera Narasaraja in the year 1638 AD.

LOCATION:The Palace is situated near the Bella Vista Palace, overlooking the Hussain Sagar Lake in Hyderabad, the capital city of Andhra Pradesh, in the southern part of the country.HISTORY:The young prince of Nizam VII, Moazzam Jah, used to reside in the spectacular Hill Palace, which was built in the year 1915 by Sir Nizamat Jung.

LOCATIONLocated at a comfortable distance of 10 km from Ernakulam city at Palace Road in Kochi. It is in the southern state of India, Kerala.HISTORYMattancherry Palace was a Portuguese creation which was gifted to Veera Kerala Verman, the erstwhile king of Kochi in 1557, to get his favors and to mitigate their wrongdoings as they had annihilated a Hindu temple.

LOCATION: The palace is emplaced in Padmanabhapuram fort in Thuckaley, near Kanyakumari in Tamil Nadu. It is at a distance of about 65 km from Thiruvananthapuram, the capital city of Kerala.HISTORY :The palace was built by Trippapur Moopam, the head of the Trippapur Swarupam Dynasty that ruled over Padmanabhapuram.