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Dehradun
Dehradun is located on a plateau at a height of 640 meters,
home of the Indian Military Academy and the headquarters of
the Survey of India, an office which was established by Colonel
George Everest, after whom the world's highest mountain has
been named.
Ordinarily the term Doon meals valley. But in current colloquial
usage it stands for the valley in which is located the City
of Dehradun. The city lies within the lower scapes of the
Himalayas and Shivaliks to the South and within the confines
of the river Ganga to the East and the river Yamuna to the
West.
DISTANCES
Mussoorie..34 kms
Delhi.......235 kms
Haridwar....67 kms
Rishikesh..42 kms
Agra........408 kms
Shimla.....280 kms
Place Of Interest
DURBAR SHRI GURU RAM RAI is a fortress like structure
seems to have been built 300 years ago during the reign of
Aurangzeb, when the Guru migrated to the valley and pitched
his tent there. The Guru had a huge richly decorated flag
and the locality around it was called the Jhanda Mohalla,
the nucleus around which the new city of Dehradun gradually
grew.
FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE is the only institute of
its kind in Asia. It is located near the Indian Military Academy.
ROBBER'S CAVE located 8 kms from the city near the
cantonment is one of nature's phenomenon to confuse man, a
stream of water suddenly disappears from sight and a few yards
away appears again in a gushing stream. The cave is accessible
by bus till Anarwala, a distance of 6 kms and the rest of
the 2 kms have to be traveled on foot.
THE SERICULTURE CENTRE also located 8 kms away in Premnagar
is well worth a visit.
SAHASRADHARA about 14 kms away is a place which has
natural sulphur springs.
LAKSHMANSIDH 12 kms on the route to Rishikesh is a
popular shrine.
MALSI DEER PARK on way to Mussoorie is pleasant place
set amidst sal forest.
HOW TO REACH
By Air
There is an airport called Jolly Grant in Dehradun which lies
unused.
By Rail
Dehradun is the terminus of the Northern Railway well connected
to places like Amritsar, Howrah, Bombay, Delhi, Lucknow and
Varanasi etc. A Delhi Dehradun Shatabdi Express has recently
been introduced.
By Road
Dehradun is very well connected with highways to Delhi and
other cities of Uttar Pradesh. It is also the Gateway city
to the hilly regions of Mussoorie and beyond and is connected
with them with good all weather roads.
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