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Almora
Almora is a cantonment town in Almora district in the state of Uttarakhand, India. Almora is located at an altitude of 1638 meters (5,500 feet), on a ridge at the southern edge of the Kumaon Hills of the Himalaya range. In the shape of a horse saddle shaped hillock it is surrounded by thick forests of pine and fur trees, flowing alongside the city are rivers of Koshi(Kaushiki) and Suyal(salmale) and to top it all are the snow capped Himalayas in the background. It is a town bustling with activity, and has a rich cultural heritage and history. It is considered the cultural heart of the Kumaon region of Uttarakhand.

Picturesque district of Almora is a fine blend of mountain beauty; ancient cultural influences, sanctified spots, thickly wooded forests, scenic valleys, quaint cottages, crystal lakes and gushing rivers...... all inspiring one to call it the "Switzerland of India".

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Beautiful almora
Beautiful almora
Himalayas from almora
Himalayas from almora
Jageshwar
Jageshwar
Jageshwar
Jageshwar
Inscriptions in the wall
Inscriptions in the wall
The Linga in the temple
The Linga in the temple

History

The ancient town of Almora, before it's establishment was under the possession of Katyuri king Baichaldeo. He donated major part of this land to a Gujrati Brahmin Sri Chand Tiwari. Later on when Chand kingdom was founded in Baramandal, the town of Almora was founded at this centrally located place in 1560 by Kalyan Chand.

In the days of the Chand Kings it was called Rajapur. The name "Rajpur" is also mentioned over a number of ancient copper plates. The town of Almora is situated over a horse saddle shaped ridge of a mountain. The eastern portion of the ridge is known as Talifat and the western one is known as Selifat. The market is at the top of the ridge where these two, Talifat and Selifat jointly terminate.


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Geography and Climate

Almora district has an area of 2,085 sq mi (5,400 sq km). It lies within the Himalayas and borders on Nepal.The district of Almora is located in the province of Uttarakhand in India. In east lies the district of Pithoragarh bordering Tibet and it's west lies the district of Garhwal and North lies the newly created district of Bageshwer and in the South there is the district Nainital.

April to June and September to November are the best seasons to visit Almora. In fact except the rainy seasons, Almora can be visited any time of the year. During summers the temperature of this place is comparatively more than any other hill stations. Even then evening and morning temperatures are low enough to wear light warm cloths. The fun of walking among hills in warm sunlight can not be described in words. During winters festival of Dussehra has its own added attraction.


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Economy

Almora district has tremendous potential of developing tourism industry due to the beautiful landscape, religious places, trekking trails, national parks, mountain peaks and historical and archeological sites. Apart from tourism, the economy of the region is predominantly agrarian. More than 4/5th of the working population is directly engaged in agriculture.The region has immense potential for the development of horticulture crops-apple, orange, malta, pear, grapes peach, plum appricot, litchi, mango, guava etc are widely produced fruits.

Other important occupations include forestry, sheep rearing and livestock farming and household or cottage industries. A less developed state of the non- primary sectors result in high dependency on agriculture and uneconomic cultivation of crops together with the environmental limits create not only a condition of deficit but also a disguised unemployment.


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Flora and Fauna

The region is immensely rich with 4000 species of plants, having remarkable diversity in it's natural vegetation by virtue of its being at a great range of elevation. In addition to its climatic variations, particularly in temperature and precipitation associated with the alignment and altitudes of ranges and nature of valleys, determine the altitudinal growth and variety of vegetation. The flora of this region may be classified into tropical, Himalayan sub-tropical and sub alpine and alpine vegetation. The alpine and sub alpine zones are considered as the most natural abode of the largest number of medicinal plants.

The sub-alpine zones of Almora and outskirts are a natural sanctuary for leopard, Langur, Himalayan black bear, kakar, goral etc. Whereas the high altitude zones abound musk deer, popularly called Kastura Mrig, snow leopard, blue sheep, thar etc. The entire zone is rich in a remarkable variety of birds possessing plumage of magnificent design and colours like peacock, which include grey quail, Kala Titar, Whistling thrush, Chakor, monal pheasant cheer pheasant, koklas pheasant etc.


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Must see at Almora.

Binsar    Bright End Corner    Chitai Temple    Jageshwar    Kasar Devi    Katarmal Sun Temple    Nanda Devi Temple   


Almora Weather


Cities Near Almora

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Kushinagar    Garhmukteshwar    Panchkula    Balrampur    Khajjiar    Neemrana    Jaipur    Ludhiana    Aligarh    Rishikesh    Jhunjhunu    Parwanoo    Moradabad    Kesroli    Bagar    Bareilly    Dharamsala    Dundlod    Dausa    Alwar    Devprayag    Haridwar    Hissar    Palampur    Sariska    Mathura    Nainital    Delhi   

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Hotels in Almora.

Grand Oak Manor    Kalmatia Sangam Himalaya Resort    Kasaar Jungle Resort    Mahindra Valley Resort    Snow View Resort   

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