The district of
Lahaul-Spiti in the
Indian state of
Himachal Pradesh consists of the two formerly separate districts of
Lahaul and
Spiti. The present administrative centre is
Keylong in Lahaul. Before the two districts were merged,
Kardang was the capital of Lahaul, and
Dhankar the capital of Spiti. The district was formed in 1960.