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Uttarkashi, meaning Kashi of the north, is a town in Uttarakhand, India. It is the district headquarters of Uttarkashi district. Uttarkashi is situated on the banks of river Bhagirathi at an altitude of 1352 m above sea level.Uttarkashi district was created on February 24, 1960. An ancient place with rich cultural heritage and as the name suggests is the Kashi of north (Uttara) held almost as high a veneration as Kashi of the plain (Varanasi). Both the Kashi of the plain (Varanasi) as well as the Kashi of north are situated on the banks of the river Ganga (Bhagirathi). Following are some grate facts about this place...... 1. Amazing  Varunavat Parvat: This mountain is said to be relate to the Mahabharata. This mountain is very weak and the slope treatment has been done to prevent the landslides. However in every monsoon landslide take place in varunavat paravat region. 2. Vishwanaath temple: Shri kashi vishwanath is one of the oldest temple. Situated on the bank of t

Situated in the Lap of the Himalayas, the Dheradun citiy is one of the oldest citiy in the country.  Dheradun is the capital of the Indian state Uttrakhand. The city is also known as the ‘Adobe of Drona’.  It is basically situated in the Garwal Region of the Utrakhand State. Dheradun is in the Doon Valley on the foothills of the Himalayas nestled between the two large rivers of the India “Ganga” and “Yamuna”. Tourism wise the city can be divided in four and five areas like sports, nature, sanctuary, institutions and museums. However the city is very popular for its beautiful Landscape and the Adventure Sports. Following are some of the Places Dheradun popular for:- 1. Forest Research Institute The FIR is an institute of the Indian council of forest research and education and it is a repudiated institute in the field of the forestry research India. 2.  Maussoorie Just 20Km to 3oKm away from Dheradun, the Mussoorie is the beautiful hill station. It is also kno

A lot have been known of the famous NELANG village which was the trade centre for the three great kingdoms of Bushahr, Gharwal and Tibet in the era of 16-17th century. For those who do not know, Nelang(NOW IN GHARWAL) was the epiccentre of the trade between these three kingdoms through which the trade was carried out during that era. The area was banned after the Indo-China war of 1962 due to its close proximity o the Chinese border. the tribals of the area were shifted to low lying regions and the area was sealed off. Bushahr kingdom in 1911 But the main attraction here is not Nelang , It is the Chorgaad valley and the lesser known Chunsa-khaga Pass located in Kinnaur district of Himachal Pradesh. During the 17th century under the rule of The Great Raja Kehri of Bushahr, when the Bushahr kingdom was on its zenith the whole trading triple trading point of Nelang came under his rule and to travel to these proximate regions a way was needed which was the Chorgaad valley. during