Dehradun - Uttaranchal Adventure Travel Places

Dehradun

Histroy	Dehradun is references in some Hindu text as land of Shiva.Lord Rama an Laxman came here for penance and Pandavas rested here while going to Himalayas. Apart from this, Emperor Ashoka once ruled here. For about two decades till 1815 it was under gorkhas.in 1815 Britisher occupy here and made Dehradun a military base and educational center. The name Dehradun is found by Sikh Guru Ram Rai whose came and stay here and give the name �Dhera�. The name changes with time. After Independence it became the commercial town and capital of Uttaranchal state.
Famous for	Dehradun is famous for it moderate climate,education institudes,forest research center and Indian Military Academy and Basmati rice.
Address	Dehradun
City	Dehradun
State	Uttaranchal
Location	Northern India
Altitude	2200mt
Weather	Weather is moderate in summer and cold in winters.
Fair & Festival
Places of intrest	Lacchhiwala,Shahstradhara,Robers cave etc
Best Time to Visit
Clothing Recomondation	Cotton and light cloth in winter and woollen in winter.s
Accomodation	There are many Hotel in Dehradun because of tourist place like Great Value,prince Hotel,Neelkamal,Gaurav etc There are many rest house like Circuit House at Annexe, New Cantt. Road, Dehradun Railway Rest House at Railway Station, Dehradun PWD Inspection House at Rajpur Road ,Dehradun Forest Rest House at 5 Tilak Road ,Dehradun O.N.G.C. Guest House at Tel Bhawanc ,Dehradun M.E.S. Guest House at Cantt, Dehradun
Accesibility	Railway Dehradun is well connected with Delhi, Lucknow, Varanasi , Amritsar, Howrah, Bombay, Morabad, Nainital etc. Nearest airpoint Jolly Grant,at a distance of 24 Kms. Road :- Dehradun is ell connected with all major cities of India. Locla transportation is aslo well connected with other states.
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Near By Cities	Masoorie,Rishikesh And Haridwar
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