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{{Short description|A city in Himachal Pradesh, India}}
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{{Infobox settlement
| name                     = Solan
| other_name               = Mushroom City
| settlement_type          = City
| image_skyline            = Solan collage.jpg
| image_alt                = 
| image_caption            = From top, left to right: Thodo dance of Solan; Shoolini Utsav; Shoolini Devi Temple Solan; Yung Drung Monastery, Dholanji, Solan; panoramic view of Solan city
| nickname                 = Mushroom City of India
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| pushpin_map              = India Himachal Pradesh#India
| pushpin_label_position   = right
| pushpin_map_alt          = 
| pushpin_map_caption      = Location in Himachal Pradesh
| coordinates              = {{coord|30.905|N|77.097|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type         = Country
| subdivision_name         = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1        = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1        = {{flagicon image|}} [[Himachal Pradesh]]
| subdivision_type2        = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2        = [[Solan district|Solan]]
| established_title        = <!-- Established -->
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| founder                  = 
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| governing_body           = Municipal Corporation Solan
| leader_title2            = [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]]
| leader_name2             = [[Dhani Ram Shandil]]
| unit_pref                = Metric
| area_footnotes           = 
| area_rank                = 
| area_total_km2           = 33.43
| elevation_footnotes      = 
| elevation_m              = 1550
| population_total         = 47,418
| population_as_of         = 2020
| population_rank          = [[List of cities in Himachal Pradesh by population|3 in HP]]
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| timezone1                = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1              = +5:30
| postal_code_type         = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code              = 173212
| area_code_type           = Telephone code
| area_code                = 01792
| registration_plate       = '''HP-11, HP-12, HP-13, HP-14, HP-15, HP-59, HP-64, HP-93, HP 01S, HP 02S'''
| blank1_name_sec2         = Avg. annual temperature
| blank1_info_sec2         = {{convert|15|°C|°F}}
| blank2_name_sec2         = Avg. summer temperature
| blank2_info_sec2         = {{convert|30|°C|°F}}
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| blank4_name_sec2         = [[Köppen climate classification|Climate]]
| blank4_info_sec2         = [[Humid subtropical climate|Cwa]]
| website                  = {{URL|hpsolan.gov.in/}}
| footnotes                = 
}}

'''Solan''' is a city in the Indian state of [[Himachal Pradesh]] and the district headquarters of [[Solan district]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=District Solan, Government of Himachal Pradesh {{!}} Mushroom City Of India {{!}} India |url=https://hpsolan.nic.in/ |access-date=2024-08-26 |language=en-US}}</ref> It is located {{convert|45.5|km|mi|0|abbr=}} south of the state capital, [[Shimla]]. Solan has an average elevation of {{convert|1550|m|ft}}.<ref name="Solan travel and Tourism Guide">{{cite web |title=Solan Travel and Tourism Guide |url=https://en-gb.topographic-map.com/maps/2afb/Solan/}}</ref> The city is situated between [[Chandigarh]] (joint capital of [[Punjab (India)|Punjab]] and [[Haryana]]) and [[Shimla]] (state capital) on the [[National Highway 5 (India)|Kalka-Shimla National Highway-5]]. The narrow-gauge [[Kalka-Shimla railway]] passes through Solan. Located on the Punjab-Himachal Border, Solan is nestled in the [[Sivalik Hills|Shivalik hills]] of the [[Himalayas]].

Solan was originally the capital of the [[princely state]], [[Baghat]].<ref name="Bhagat state">[http://www.hptdc.nic.in/cir0101.htm Capital of Bhagat state] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101125201025/http://hptdc.nic.in/cir0101.htm |date=25 November 2010 }}</ref> A defining feature of Solan, is its ancient [[temple]]s<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.touristlink.com/india/solan/cat/temples.html|title=Religious Places of Worship, Temples in Solan, India|website=www.touristlink.com|language=en-US|access-date=2020-01-06}}</ref> and [[Monastery|monasteries]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://himachaltourism.gov.in/destination/monasteries/|title=Monasteries|last=him_admin|website=Himachal Tourism Official Website|language=en-US|access-date=2020-01-06}}</ref> The Shoolini Mata Temple and Jatoli Shiv Temple are popular attractions for tourists. One of the most famous monasteries in this region is the [[Dolanji|Yundung Monastery]]. The hill-town is named after the Hindu goddess [[Durga|Shoolini Devi ~ who is a manifestation of Goddess Durga]] in Her warrior aspect. Shoolini, when translated literally, means 'the goddess wielding the spear'. Every year in June, a fair venerating the Goddess is held, featuring a 3-day [[melā]] at the central Thodo ground.

Solan is known for the production of quality mushrooms,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/solan-has-mushroom-city-tag-yet-himachal-lags-behind-three-states-in-production-830666|title=Solan has Mushroom City tag, yet Himachal lags behind three states in production|last=Service|first=Tribune News|website=Tribuneindia News Service|language=en|access-date=2020-01-06}}</ref> as a result of the vast mushroom farming in the area, as well as the Directorate of Mushroom Research (DMR) situated at Chambaghat. Due to this fact, Solan is also known as the "Mushroom City of India". Solan is also called the "City of Red Gold", due to the bulk production of tomatoes in the area.<ref name="Solan travel and Tourism Guide" />

The city has one of the oldest [[Brewery|breweries]] in the country, and also has a 300-year-old fort located at the top of a hill.