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A hill station is a high-altitude town used as a place of refuge from the summer heat. Prevalent in South Asia, they are to be found throughout Southeast Asia. Hill stations are largely identified with European colonialists but the origins of many go back much further in time. Hill stations were often the summer capitals of their state, province or region; by and large the coming of air-conditioning has made this role redundant but many towns remain popular tourist destinations. | A '''hill station''' is a high-altitude town used as a place of refuge from the summer heat. Prevalent in South Asia, they are to be found throughout Southeast Asia. Hill stations are largely identified with European colonialists but the origins of many go back much further in time. Hill stations were often the summer capitals of their state, province or region; by and large the coming of air-conditioning has made this role redundant but many towns remain popular tourist destinations. | ||
== British India == | == British India == | ||
Hill stations were to be found throughout British India. Queen of them all was [[Simla]], the summer capital of the [[Presidencies|British Raj]], but its ascendancy only dated from 1911 when [[Delhi]] became the Imperial capital. Each Presidency capital had its own hill station retreat: Bengal ([[Calcutta]]) went to [[Darjeeling]], Bombay to [[Matheran]] and Madras to [[Ootacamund]]. | Hill stations were to be found throughout [[British India]]. Queen of them all was [[Simla]], the summer capital of the [[Presidencies|British Raj]], but its ascendancy only dated from 1911 when [[Delhi]] became the Imperial capital. Each Presidency capital had its own hill station retreat: Bengal ([[Calcutta]]) went to [[Darjeeling]], Bombay to [[Matheran]] and Madras to [[Ootacamund]]. | ||
=== Burma === | === Burma === | ||
Hill stations established by the British in Burma included [[Maymyo]], the "summer capital, | Hill stations established by the British in [[Burma]] included [[Maymyo]], the "summer capital", and [[Kalaw]]. | ||
== Ceylon == | == Ceylon == | ||
See the Wikipedia link below for more information about hill stations in Sri | See the Wikipedia link below for more information about hill stations in [[Ceylon]] (Sri Lanka). | ||
== Malaya == | == Malaya == | ||
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== External links == | == External links == | ||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hill_station "Hill station"], ''Wikipedia''. | |||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Indian_hill_stations "List of Indian hill stations"], ''Wikipedia''. | |||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Indian_hill_stations "Category: Indian hill stations"], ''Wikipedia''. | |||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Hill_stations_in_Pakistan "Category: Hill stations in Pakistan"], ''Wikipedia''. | |||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Hill_stations_in_Burma "Category: Hill stations in Burma"], ''Wikipedia''. | |||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Hill_stations_in_Sri_Lanka "Category: Hill stations in Sri Lanka"], ''Wikipedia''. | |||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Hill_stations_in_Malaysia "Category: Hill stations in Malaysia"], ''Wikipedia''. | |||
Kennedy, Dane. [http://ark.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/ft396nb1sf/ ''The Magic Mountains: Hill Stations and the British Raj''] (full text, searchable). Berkeley: University of California Press, 1996. ISBN 0520201884. ISBN 978-0520201880 | |||
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A hill station is a high-altitude town used as a place of refuge from the summer heat. Prevalent in South Asia, they are to be found throughout Southeast Asia. Hill stations are largely identified with European colonialists but the origins of many go back much further in time. Hill stations were often the summer capitals of their state, province or region; by and large the coming of air-conditioning has made this role redundant but many towns remain popular tourist destinations.
British India
Hill stations were to be found throughout British India. Queen of them all was Simla, the summer capital of the British Raj, but its ascendancy only dated from 1911 when Delhi became the Imperial capital. Each Presidency capital had its own hill station retreat: Bengal (Calcutta) went to Darjeeling, Bombay to Matheran and Madras to Ootacamund.
Burma
Hill stations established by the British in Burma included Maymyo, the "summer capital", and Kalaw.
Ceylon
See the Wikipedia link below for more information about hill stations in Ceylon (Sri Lanka).
Malaya
See the Wikipedia link below for more information about hill stations in Malaysia.
External links
- "Hill station", Wikipedia.
- "List of Indian hill stations", Wikipedia.
- "Category: Indian hill stations", Wikipedia.
- "Category: Hill stations in Pakistan", Wikipedia.
- "Category: Hill stations in Burma", Wikipedia.
- "Category: Hill stations in Sri Lanka", Wikipedia.
- "Category: Hill stations in Malaysia", Wikipedia.
Kennedy, Dane. The Magic Mountains: Hill Stations and the British Raj (full text, searchable). Berkeley: University of California Press, 1996. ISBN 0520201884. ISBN 978-0520201880