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[[File:Station Dairy Ranikhet.jpg|thumb|Right|Station Dairy at Ranikhet]]<br /> | [[File:Station Dairy Ranikhet.jpg|thumb|Right|Station Dairy at Ranikhet]]<br /> | ||
| − | [[Ranikhet]] is an important military hill station. | + | [[Ranikhet]] is an important military hill station and was in the District and tahsil of [[Almora]], United Provinces |
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| + | "The Cantonment comprises Ranikhet proper, Kumpoor, '''Chaubattia''' and the standing camp also known as Dulikhet and is about 6 km long with an average breadth of 8 miles and has an area of 4,262.61 acres. ...In 1868, the site was selected for stationing British Troops and the following year the Cantonment was established"<ref>[http://www.meriyatrra.com/destination-guide/india/ranikhet/history.html Pre 20th Century History of Ranikhet] meriyatrra.com</ref> | ||
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| + | Chaubattia is situated about 6.5 km from Ranikhet. | ||
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| + | ==Spelling variants== | ||
| + | Ranikhet, Raniket, Rhaniket<br> | ||
| + | Chaubattia, Chaubathia | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
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*[http://www.jimcorbettnationalpark.com/ranikhet-camp-india.asp Ranikhet in the Himalayas] | *[http://www.jimcorbettnationalpark.com/ranikhet-camp-india.asp Ranikhet in the Himalayas] | ||
*[http://www.holmfarmranikhet.com/story.HTM Holm Farm, Ranikhet] | *[http://www.holmfarmranikhet.com/story.HTM Holm Farm, Ranikhet] | ||
| + | *[http://www.bareilydiocese.org/Chaubattia.aspx Chaubattia], refers to the 'old British time church which was built in 1884' (probably not the photograph shown) bareilydiocese.org (Roman Catholic) | ||
| + | ===Historical books online=== | ||
| + | *[http://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V21_239.gif "Ranikhet"] ''Imperial Gazetteer of India, Volume 21'', page 233. | ||
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| + | == References == | ||
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[[Category:Cities, towns and villages in Bengal Presidency]] | [[Category:Cities, towns and villages in Bengal Presidency]] | ||
[[Category:Locations]] | [[Category:Locations]] | ||
[[Category:Hill Stations]] | [[Category:Hill Stations]] | ||
Revision as of 11:43, 13 August 2012
| Ranikhet | |
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| Presidency: Bengal | |
| Coordinates: | 29.65°N 79.42°E |
| Altitude: | 1,869 m (6,132 ft) |
| Present Day Details | |
| Place Name: | Ranikhet |
| State/Province: | Uttarakhand |
| Country: | India |
| Transport links | |
Ranikhet is an important military hill station and was in the District and tahsil of Almora, United Provinces
"The Cantonment comprises Ranikhet proper, Kumpoor, Chaubattia and the standing camp also known as Dulikhet and is about 6 km long with an average breadth of 8 miles and has an area of 4,262.61 acres. ...In 1868, the site was selected for stationing British Troops and the following year the Cantonment was established"[1]
Chaubattia is situated about 6.5 km from Ranikhet.
Spelling variants
Ranikhet, Raniket, Rhaniket
Chaubattia, Chaubathia
External links
- Ranikhet Wikipedia
- Ranikhet Revisted Article dated 28 May 1989 by Gitanjali Prasad
- Ranikhet in the Himalayas
- Holm Farm, Ranikhet
- Chaubattia, refers to the 'old British time church which was built in 1884' (probably not the photograph shown) bareilydiocese.org (Roman Catholic)
Historical books online
- "Ranikhet" Imperial Gazetteer of India, Volume 21, page 233.
References
- ↑ Pre 20th Century History of Ranikhet meriyatrra.com
