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Spiti Valley
thumb|250px|View of Spiti Valley and Key Monastery in winter, January 2008
Key facts
- Valley.name
- Spiti
- Valley.photo
- File:Spiti River Kaza Himachal Jun18 D72 7232.jpg
- Valley.photo_alt
- Spiti River upstream of Kaza
- Valley.photo_caption
- Spiti River upstream of Kaza
- Valley.map
- India Himachal Pradesh##India
- Valley.map_caption
- Location of Spiti Valley in Himachal Pradesh##Location of Spiti Valley in India
- Valley.relief
- 1
- Valley.elevation_m
- 2,950-4,100
- Valley.country
- India
- Valley.region
- Indian Himalayas
- Valley.state
- Himachal Pradesh
- Valley.district
- Lahaul and Spiti
Article
34 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- Pre-historical period
- The period from the mid-7th century to the early 19th century
- Colonial period
- Post-Independence period
- Geography
- Geology
- Climate
- Climate change
- Flora and fauna
- Administration
- Spiti sub-division, Lahaul and Spiti district
- Hangrang sub-tehsil, Kinnaur district
- Access
- Society and culture
- Ethnicity
- Religion
- Social organisation
- Traditional livelihoods
- Local festivals
- In popular culture
- Economy
- Agriculture
- Tourism
- Sports
- Winter sports
- Trekking
- Mountaineering
- Others
- See also
- Bibliography
- References
- External links
thumb|250px|View of Spiti Valley and Key Monastery in winter, January 2008
Spiti (pronounced as piti in Bhoti language) is a high-altitude region of the Himalayas, located in the north-eastern part of the northern Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. The name "Spiti" means "The middle land", i.e. the land between Tibet in China and India. Spiti incorporates mainly the valley of the Spiti River, and the valleys of several rivers that feed into the Spiti River. Some of the prominent side-valleys in Spiti are the Pin valley and the Lingti valley. Spiti is bordered on the east by Tibet, on the north by Ladakh, on the west and southwest by Lahaul, on the south by Kullu, and on the southeast by Kinnaur. Spiti has a cold desert environment. The valley and its surrounding regions are among the least populated regions of India. The Bhoti-speaking local population follows Tibetan Buddhism.