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*[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) | *[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) | ||
*[http://www.stamps-auction.com/india-old-postcard-married-quarters-barracks-ranikhet-for-sale-105513 Postcard: Married Quarters and Half Noon Barracks in Snow, Ranikhet] stamps-auction.com | |||
===Historical books online=== | ===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. | *[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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Revision as of 00:44, 15 December 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)
- Postcard: Married Quarters and Half Noon Barracks in Snow, Ranikhet stamps-auction.com
Historical books online
- "Ranikhet" Imperial Gazetteer of India, Volume 21, page 233.
References
- ↑ Pre 20th Century History of Ranikhet meriyatrra.com