Cities of
Uttarakhand either belong to the
Garhwal or
Kumaon Mountain Range and accordingly the people are known as
Garhwali and
Kumaoni. The main cities of Uttarakhand are
Badrinathpuri,
Almora,
Landour ,
Dharchula,
Bageshwar,
Baijnath,
Champawat ,
Pauri ,
Pithoragarh,
Jyotirmath,
Kedarnath ,
Tehri ,
Uttarakashi,
Askot,
Barkot ,
Bugyal ,
Dev Prayag ,
Dineshpur,
Dogadda ,
Dwarahat,
Gadarpur,
Gochar,
Kachnal Gosain ,
Doiwala,
Laksar,
Kela Khera ,
Manglaur ,
Khatima ,
Kashirampur,
Kichha ,
Kaladungi,
Naraini,
Narendra Nagar and
Nagla.
Dehradun, Dehradun District
Dehradun is located in the Garhwal region. Dehradun is well known for its natural resources, publishing services, and for its prestigious educational institutions like the Forest Research Institute, Indian Military Academy and several day and boarding schools.
Haridwar,
Haridwar District
Haridwar is a popular
pilgrimage centre and has an important historical value. In
Mahabharata, the name of Haridwar is mentioned. Haridwar is the gateway of
Char Dham.
Mussoorie, Dehradun DistrictAlmora, Almora District
Almora has great historical value as
Swami Vivekananda had spent some days in this city. Kasar Devi, Banari Devi, Chitai, Jageshwar, Binsar Mahadev, Garhnath and
Baijnath Temple are the popular sites here.
Rishikesh, Dehradun District
Rishikesh is a famous
Yoga centre of the country. Not only this place is good for
yoga institutes and
temples, Rishikesh is also popular to the
white water rafting enthusiasts, both from India and abroad.
Mussoorie, Dehradun District
Mussoorie is a popular
Indian hill station, with the wonderful scenic beauty that draws the attention of every traveller. Mussouri Lake,
Bhatta Falls, Jwalaji Temple are some places to visit.
Baijnath, Kangra District
Baijnath is famous for the Baijnath Temple, the Temple of
Lord Shiva on the bank of the
river which is said to have been built by the Kumaon Katyuri king in around 1150 A.D.
Champawat, Champawat district
Champawat is an oldest city with
forests and it was the capital city of Chand Dynasty of India.
Baleshwar Temple which was erected by the kings of Chanda in 16th Century now allures the pilgrims who visited Badrinathpuri.
Stone carving is dominant here.
Pauri, Pauri Garhwal district
Pauri is the place of excellent natural beauty. People come this place to have an errand where the
evergreen deodar trees are worth-while.
Khatima, Udham Singh Nagar district
Khatima is the commercial capital of Uttarkhand and
Kumaon Division region. Kumaoni, Muslims and the Sikhs reside here with communal harmony.
Landour, Dehradun District
Landour is a small hill station in
Dehradun It is located just adjacent to Mussoorie. It is famed for the Mussoorie Range, the second of the five parallel folds of the
Himalaya Mountain Range.
Dogadda, Pauri Garhwal
Dogadda was the commercial center for the people of
Garhwal Mountain Range, before the emergence of Kotdwara, as a commercial
city. Now it is the place for
trekking.
Dwarahat, Almora
Dwarahat is prominent in the tourism map for the Shakti temple at Doonagiri. It is merely 10 km away from Dwarahat.
