Bhaba Valley
| Bhaba Valley | |
|---|---|
| Floor elevation | 2,200–6,000 m (7,200–19,700 ft) |
| Geography | |
| State/Province | Himachal Pradesh |
| District | Kinnaur |
| Borders on | |
| Mountain range | Himalaya & Zanskar Range |
| River | Wangyur River |
The Bhaba Valley (also known as Wangpo in the local Kinnauri language) is a valley in the northern Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. It is formed by the Wangyur river in the district of Kinnaur, which originates near Bhaba Pass. The Wangtu bridge is the gateway to the valley. Kinnaur district, 235 km from Shimla, is surrounded by Tibet in the east.
There are 17 villages within the valley. These villages are in turn divided into five Panchayats: Katgaon, Yangpa 1, Yangpa 2, Kraba and Kafnu. Most of the valley's inhabitation is in Katgaon village.
The Bhaba Pass connects the Bhaba Valley on the Kinnaur side with the Pin valley on the Spiti side. Another tourist attraction is Shivalinga, situated on the peak of Mount Kinnar Kailash.
Occasional avalanche, landslides and blizzards occur in the Bhaba Valley area. In March 2024, three labourers from Jharkhand were killed in an avalanche.
In July 2017, Himachal Pradesh chief Minister Vidarbha Singh said that he would initiate a Kaza-Mudh-Bhaba road through Pin Valley connecting Spiti to reduce the distance from Shimla to about 90 km. The cost of the proposed project was estimated to cost Rs. 80 crore in 2015.