uttarakhand tourist place
Jim Corbett National Park Jim Corbett National Park is the oldest national park in India and was established in 1936 as Hailey National Park to protect the endangered Bengal tiger . The park was the first to come under the Project Tiger initiative. Jim Corbett who played a key role in its establishment. It is located in Nainital district of Uttarakhand . Spans over an extent of 520 square kilometers, its whole area comprises of hills, marshy depressions, riverine belts, grasslands and large lake. Dehradun Dehradun or Dehra Dun is the capital city of Uttarakhand , a state in the northern part of India . The name Dehradun is a collection of two words "dera" meaning camp and " dun" meaning valley. Dehradun is situated at an altitude of 1400 ft in the Doon Valley between two of the most important rivers in India, t...