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|presidency= [[Bengal (Presidency)|Bengal]] | |||
|image=The Naina Devi Temple and Mosque with lake, Nainital.jpg | |||
|coordinates= [http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?ll=29.38,79.45&z=14&t=h&hl=en 29.38°N, 79.45°E] | |||
|altitude= 2,084 m (6,837 ft) | |||
|presentname= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naini_Tal Nainital] | |||
|stateprovince= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uttarakhand Uttarakhand] | |||
|country= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India India] | |||
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Bhim Tal , modern name [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhimtal Bhimtal] (Wikipedia) is situated 22 kilometres from Naini Tal . It was the location of a [[POW Camps in India#Boer War|Boer prisoner of war camp]] , established in 1902 at the north end of the lake, according to this [http://books.google.com/books?id=fcrieQdY3Y0C&pg=PA78 link]<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=fcrieQdY3Y0C&pg=PA78 Page 78] ''Hill resorts of U.P. Himalaya,: a geographical study'' by Nutan Tyagi 1991 Google Books</ref> | |||
== Spelling Variants == | |||
Modern name: Nainital<br> | |||
Variants: Nynee Tal/Naini Tal | |||
==External links== | |||
*[http://www.nainitaltourism.com/his.html History of Nainital] and [http://www.nainitaltourism.com/old_pic.html Rare Old British Era Picture Gallery Of Nainital] Nainital Tourism | |||
===Historical books online=== | |||
*[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V18_339.gif "Naini Tal town"] ''Imperial Gazetteer of India, Volume 18'', page 333. | |||
== References == | |||
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[[Category:Locations]] | |||
[[Category: Cities, towns and villages in Bengal Presidency]] | |||
[[Category:Hill Stations]] | |||
Revision as of 04:14, 18 February 2012
| Naini Tal | |
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| Presidency: Bengal | |
| Coordinates: | 29.38°N, 79.45°E |
| Altitude: | 2,084 m (6,837 ft) |
| Present Day Details | |
| Place Name: | Nainital |
| State/Province: | Uttarakhand |
| Country: | India |
| Transport links | |
Bhim Tal , modern name Bhimtal (Wikipedia) is situated 22 kilometres from Naini Tal . It was the location of a Boer prisoner of war camp , established in 1902 at the north end of the lake, according to this link[1]
Spelling Variants
Modern name: Nainital
Variants: Nynee Tal/Naini Tal
External links
- History of Nainital and Rare Old British Era Picture Gallery Of Nainital Nainital Tourism
Historical books online
- "Naini Tal town" Imperial Gazetteer of India, Volume 18, page 333.
