Kumaon

Kumaon or Kumaun (Hindi: कुमाऊं) is the eastern, less easily accessed, part of Uttarakhand, a state of India.

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Cities

Almora - GPS: 29.62, 79.67 Nanda_Devi - — a hill station

- GPS: 29.3833,79.5000

Bhowali — in Nainital neighborhood
Bigul - GPS: 29.83270,79.93613— beautiful tiny hamlet in the neighborhood of Bageshwar offering magnificent views of the Himalayas
Dunagiri - GPS: 29.1425, 79.08772 Dunagiri%2CAlmora%2CIndia - — an historical area of small villages, also called Drongiri, Dronagiri and Doonagiri
Dwarahat 29.7833, 79.4333 Temple_at_Yogoda_Satsanga_Sakha_Math%2C_Dwarahat%2C_India - — a small city
Jageshwar 29.65, 79.58 Jageswar_%285%29.JPG — a Hindu pilgrimage town in Almora area
Kathgodam 29.2667, 79.5500=Kathgodam_station - — a city surrounded by beautiful mountains
Kausani 29.843055555556, 79.603333333333 Nanda_Devi_from_Kausani.JPG — a small town in Almora with scenic views of the Himalayas
Mukteshwar 29.4722, 79.6479 Mukteshwar%2C_a_view_of_the_Himalayas - — a small town made famous by Jim Corbett who penned the novel "The Man Eaters of Kumaon"
Munsyari 30.067413, 80.238562 Hansling Peak Munsyari.JPG — a city
Nainital 29.38, 79.45 Nainital-Hills-Udayan.JPG — one of the most popular hill stations of India, famous for its lake
Peora 29.5199937, 79.6291561 View_from_Peora. - — a small village near Mukteshwar and one of the finest destinations for eco-tourism, situated in the cradle of the Himalayas
Pithoragarh 29.5833, 80.2167 GoriValley - — a city close to the China, Nepal and Tibet border
Ranikhet 29.6500, 79.4200 Ranikhet_Market - — a hill station

More Destinations

Binsar Wildlife Sanctuary - GPS: 29.70645 ,79.75961 — a wildlife sanctuary established in Binsar for the conservation and protection of the broad leaf oak (Quercus) forests of the Central Himalayan region, its wildlife and it has over 200 bird species
Jim Corbett National Park - GPS: 29.39741 ,79.12725 An_elephant_herd_at_Jim_Corbett_National_Park - — a spectacular panorama of the jungle and its many species of birds, reptiles, flora etc.

Other destinations include Bhimtal, Sattal which are interconnected lakes in Nainital neighborhood. Chaukori and Berinag in Pithoragarh also provide majestic views of the Panchachuli peaks of the Himalayas.

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Local Language in Kumaon

Local dialect in this region is Kumaoni, but everyone can communicate in Hindi. Most traders and all officials speak English.

Travel to Kumaon

Haldwani in Nainital neighborhood is the gateway to Kumaon, which is about 290 kilometers from Delhi. Daily bus services of Uttarakhand roadways & Uttar Pradesh roadways are available from ISBT Anand Vihar. Kathgodam is the terminal train station of Kumaon which is well connected to the cities of Delhi, Dehradoon, Howrah & Jammu. Lalkuan is another nearby train station. From Haldwani every part of Kumaon is easily accessible by bus and taxis.

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