Chandigarh is a city and union territory located in northwestern India. It serves as the shared capital for the neighboring states of Punjab and Haryana. The city is situated near the foothills of the Shivalik range of the Himalayas, bordering Haryana to the east and Punjab in all other directions.
The city constitutes the majority of the Chandigarh Capital Region, also known as Greater Chandigarh, which encompasses the adjacent satellite cities of Panchkula in Haryana and Mohali in Punjab. Geographically, it is positioned 260 km northwest of New Delhi, 229 km southeast of Amritsar, and 104 km southwest of Shimla.