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{{Locations_Infobox|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]|transport=}} 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#REDIRECT 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 ==<references /> [[Category:Locations]][[Category: Cities, towns and villages in Bengal Presidency]] [[Category:Hill Stations]]
