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Where is marg found?

Marg literally means a meadow. This word is used specially to denote picturesque hill stations and famous valleys. For instance, Sonmarg means a ‘meadow of gold’, Gulmarg means a ‘meadow of flowers’. These regions have coniferous forests in the upper slopes and grasslands in the lower slopes. These marg’s are found in the Lesser Himalayas (Himachal).


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