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|coordinates=[http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=29.600674,79.65252&z=12&t=h&hl=en 29.602174°N, 79.67°E] | |||
|altitude=1,651 m (5,417 ft) | |||
|presentname=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Almora Almora] | |||
|stateprovince=[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uttarakhand Uttarakhand] | |||
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'''Almora''' was the headquarters of [http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?volume=5&objectid=DS405.1.I34_V05_251.gif Almora District] in the [[Kumaon]] Division of United Provinces during the British period. | |||
There was a cantonment located there. | |||
== History == | |||
[[Battle of Almora]] 1815 | |||
==External links== | |||
[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V05_260.gif Almora Town] Imperial Gazetteer<br> | |||
''Sydney Morning Herald'' travel article [http://www.smh.com.au/travel/activity/great-outdoors/head-for-heights-20120314-1v25p.html "Head for heights"] dated 17 March 2012 about the mountain scenery near Almora | |||
===Historical books online=== | |||
*''The Himalayan Gazetteer or the Himalayan Districts of the North Western Province of India'' by Edwin T Atkinson in 3 Volumes (6 Parts) originally published 1882, 1884, 1886 is available, in a reprint edition, to read online on the [[Online books#Digital Library of India| Digital Library of India]] website. Covers the regions of Kumaon and Garhwal. Volume 1, part 1 Contents computer page 12; Volume 1, part 2 Contents cp 12, Index cp 536; Volume 2, part 1 Contents cp18; Volume 2, part 2 Contents cp 16 Index cp 458, includes History of the British in the area; Volume 3, part 1 Contents cp 10 Place names A-J; Volume 3, part 2 Contents cp 8 Place names K-Z. | |||
**Almora appears in Volume 3, Part 1 , computer page 16 | |||
*[http://bhagirathi.iitr.ac.in/dspace/handle/123456789/774 ''District Gazetteers of the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh: Volume 35: Almora''] 1911 may be downloaded as a pdf from [http://bhagirathi.iitr.ac.in/dspace Bhagirathi - The Institute Repository of IIT Roorkee] | |||
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Latest revision as of 16:56, 15 May 2016
| Almora | |
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| Presidency: Bengal | |
| Coordinates: | 29.602174°N, 79.67°E |
| Altitude: | 1,651 m (5,417 ft) |
| Present Day Details | |
| Place Name: | Almora |
| State/Province: | Uttarakhand |
| Country: | India |
| Transport links | |
| FibiWiki Maps | |
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| See our interactive map of this location showing places of interest during the British period | |
| [xxxxx Almora] |
Almora was the headquarters of Almora District in the Kumaon Division of United Provinces during the British period.
There was a cantonment located there.
History
Battle of Almora 1815
External links
Almora Town Imperial Gazetteer
Sydney Morning Herald travel article "Head for heights" dated 17 March 2012 about the mountain scenery near Almora
Historical books online
- The Himalayan Gazetteer or the Himalayan Districts of the North Western Province of India by Edwin T Atkinson in 3 Volumes (6 Parts) originally published 1882, 1884, 1886 is available, in a reprint edition, to read online on the Digital Library of India website. Covers the regions of Kumaon and Garhwal. Volume 1, part 1 Contents computer page 12; Volume 1, part 2 Contents cp 12, Index cp 536; Volume 2, part 1 Contents cp18; Volume 2, part 2 Contents cp 16 Index cp 458, includes History of the British in the area; Volume 3, part 1 Contents cp 10 Place names A-J; Volume 3, part 2 Contents cp 8 Place names K-Z.
- Almora appears in Volume 3, Part 1 , computer page 16
- District Gazetteers of the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh: Volume 35: Almora 1911 may be downloaded as a pdf from Bhagirathi - The Institute Repository of IIT Roorkee