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, the Ganga and Yamuna. Dehradun is the popular hill stations like Nainital, Mussoorie etc in India. The city receives high amounts of rain during the monsoon season and get really cold during the winters.
Gangotri
Gangotri is a town in Uttarkashi district in the state of Uttarakhand, India. It is a Hindu pilgrim town on the banks of the river Bhagirathi and origin of River Ganges. According to popular Hindu legend, it was here that Goddess Ganga descended when Lord Shiva released the mighty river from the locks of his hair.
Places to visit near the Gangotri Temple
- Bhagirath Shila is believed to be the holy rock where King Bhagirath prayed to Lord Shiva.
Bhimtal
Bhimtal is a town and a nagar panchayat in Nainital district in the state of Uttarakhand, India. Bhimtal is a lake city named after Bhima the charismatic mythological character of mahabharata The major attraction in Bhimtal is the Bhimtal Lake, which has an island at its centre.
Almora
Almora is a town in the Almora district in the state of Uttarakhand, India. Almora is located on a ridge at the southern edge of the Kumaon Hills of the Himalaya range, at a distance of 365 km from the national capital New Delhi and 415 km from the state capital Dehradun.
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