Uttarakhand
Uttaranchal or Uttarakhand is located at Latitude of 28°43' N to 31°27' N and in longitude it is between 77°34' E to 81°02' E. This state is located at northern part of India and famous for its hilly regions and pilgrim places of Hindu religion. The Char Dham Yatra the most scared pilgrimage for Hindus is located in this state.
This state has 13 districts and 78 tehesils. Dehradun ( Dehra Dun ) is the capital of this sate. The state has nearly 70% of its area under forest cover and the main crops include rice, wheat and Barley.
The state is divided into two main regions Kumaon & Garhwal
Click here for tourist map of Uttarakhand
Confluence of rivers or Prayags
The confluence of river Ganga and Yamuna is know as Prayag and this place is located in the state of Uttara Pradesh. Similarly in the upstream there are many such confluences and these are located inside the state of Uttrakhand. These places have high religious significance and have many pilgrim places around it. Here are some of the important places famous for two rivers joining.Vishnuprayag the confluence of Alaknanda & Dhauli Ganga
Nandaprayag the confluence of Alaknanda & Nandakini river.
Karnaprayag the confluence of Alaknanda & Pindar river
Rudraprayag the confluence of Alakananda & Mandakini
Devprayag the confluence of Alaknanda & Bhagirathi river, from here the river is officially known as the Ganga river.
These rivers pass through some famous religious places before the confluence and finally river Ganga & Yamuna flows out of the state. Different glaciers are the origin of these rivers. The famous Bhagirathi river passes through Gangotri temple ( one of the Char Dham Yatra) originates from Gaumukh glacier. River Alaknanda starts from the Alakpuri glacier and passes through Badrinath Dham. River Mandakini passes through Kedarnath temple.
Char Dham Yatra
| Char Dham Yatra |
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| Gangotri temple Yamunotri temple Kedarnath temple Badrinath Dham temple |
Hill stations in Uttranchal
| Kumaon |
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| Nainital Ranikhet Kausani Chaukori Patal Bhubaneswar Munsiyari Baijnath Bageshwar Binsar Jageshwar |
There are other places like Auli ( winter sports and Skiing ), Chopta, Ranikhet, Joshimath and many other places which attracts trekkers and nature lovers from all part of the world.
Peaks of Garwal
Garwal region has some beautiful peaks which attracts many trekkers and mountaineers to this region. The highest among these peaks are Nanda Devi at an height of 7817 meters. Other peaks are Neelkanth ( 6597 meter ), Mana peak 7272 meter, Trisuli 7074 m, Chaukamba 7138 meter, Dunagiri peak 7066 meter.Wild Life in Uttarakhand
The state has good green cover & the famous Corbett National Park is located at the Kumaon region. This park is famous for tiger reserve. Ramnagar is the main entry point to this park.
Valley of flowers is one of the famous destination for trekkers and the best time to visit this place is from Middle of August to Middle of September
For location, route map and distances of major tourist visiting places in Uttarkhand, click the first image at the top.
This article is written by go2india.in team.
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| sanjeev kumar | 06-04-2010 |
| uttaranchal is a good visiting palce. | |
| simran deep singh | 03-06-2010 |
| i love uttrakhand. | |
| kundan singh | 02-09-2010 |
| i like all these places | |
| ashok lunchung | 31-03-2011 |
| oh! the state is really marvellous place to be visited. | |
| gaurav singh | 29-04-2011 |
| kaun kehta hi swrg dhrti par nhi uttrakhand ghumo , thats a very nice nd attractive place | |
| Pankaj raina | 16-10-2011 |
| Great place to visit again and again,,, | |
| kashish kalra | 13-06-2012 |
| many places to visit i want to visit again and again | |
| darshan negi | 11-07-2012 |
| most welcome all tourist in uttrakhand | |
| reha sharma | 07-08-2012 |
| feeling very lucky b'coz i belong to this place... verrrrrrrrrryyyyyyyyyy beautiful place............. | |
| Abhishek Singh | 11-10-2012 |
| awesome place in india to visit. i wanna visit again really wonderfull exp.... | |
| Amit Kumar Meena | 23-10-2012 |
| Uttarakhand is a very beautyful & peacful place..... | |
| kannu Tamta | 13-02-2013 |
| I love my Birth place | |
| YOGESH MISTRY | 01-05-2013 |
| YES, it is a haven Uknd state govt keep it simple. thanks to tourism dept | |
