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Nainital
A charming hill station built around a pear-shaped lake in the Kumaon Hills, known as the Lake District of India.
30 km · about 35 min drive
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Almora
Uttarakhand, India · Asia
About Almora
Almora is worth a stop: 25 minutes from Rānikhet, 30km from Nainital.
Almora is in Uttarakhand, India, with about 32,000 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Rānikhet, about 22 km away.
Almora (Kumaoni: Almāḍ) is a municipal corporation and a cantonment town in the state of Uttarakhand, India. It is the administrative headquarters of Almora district. Almora is located on a ridge at the southern edge of the Kumaon Hills of the Himalaya range. The Koshi (Kaushiki) and Suyal (Salmale) rivers flow alongRead more
the city and snow-capped Himalayas can be seen in the background.
Almora was founded in 1568. by King Kalyan Chand; however, there are accounts of human settlements in the hills and surrounding region in the Hindu epic Mahabharata (8th and 9th century BCE). Almora was the seat of Chand kings that ruled over the Kumaon Kingdom. It is considered the cultural heart of the Kumaon region of Uttarakhand.
According to the provisional results of the 2011 Census of India, Almora had a population of about 179,000. Nestled within higher peaks of the Himalaya, Almora enjoys a year-round mild temperate climate. There are 11 blocks in Almora district.
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Within an hour or so of Almora: Nainital (30 km).
Where is Almora?
Almora is in Uttarakhand, India, about 22 km from Rānikhet.
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- Population
- 32,442
- Continent
- Asia
- Country
- India
- Region
- Uttarakhand
- Timezone
- Asia/Kolkata
- Coordinates
- 29.5971, 79.6591
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