Hill station
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A Hill Station is a town in the Indian Subcontinent or elsewhere in colonial Asia, typically founded by European colonial rulers as refuges from the summer heat. Most hill stations are at an altitude of between 3,500 and 7,500 feet; very few are outside this range. The British Raj, and in particular the British Indian Army, founded perhaps 50 of the 80-odd hill stations in the Indian Subcontinent; the remainder were built by various Indian rulers over the centuries as places of leisure or even as permanent capitals. Some respected historians such as Dane Kennedy say there are only 65 "true" hill stations in the Subcontinent, if one combines adjoining stations and excludes small hamlets without civic facilities.
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Several hill stations served as summer capitals of Indian provinces, princely states, or, in the case of Simla, of British India itself. Since Indian Independence, the role of these hill stations as summer capitals has largely ended, but many hill stations remain popular summer resorts.
Hill stations in India
Andhra Pradesh
Gujarat
Himachal Pradesh
Jammu and Kashmir
Jharkhand
Karnataka
Kerala
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Rajasthan
Tamil Nadu
Uttaranchal
- Bhimtal
- Chamoli
- Mussoorie
- Landour
- Nainital
- Nanda Devi
- Pithoragarh
- Ranikhet
- Munsiyari
- Champawat
- Gangolihat
- Berinag
- Askot
- Didihat
- Chaukori
- Bageshwar
- Lohaghat
- Joshimath
- Uttarkashi
- Badrinath
- Auli
- Almora
West Bengal
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See also
References
- The Great Hill Stations of Asia, Barbara Crossette, ISBN 0465014887
See also
See also
See also
References
- The Great Hill Stations of Asia, Barbara Crossette, ISBN 0465014887
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