DHARMSHALA

also spelled Dharamsala city, western Himachal Pradesh state, northwestern India, located on a lower slope of the Himalayas. Dharmshala is a scenic health resort. Aerated water is bottled there, and slate is quarried nearby. The city was virtually destroyed by an earthquake in 1905, but it was then rebuilt. The Dalai Lama took up residence in Dharmshala when he was forced into exile from Tibet in 1959. Pop. (1981) 14,522.