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FACTS ABOUT UTTATAKHAND

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TOURIST MAP OF UTTARAKHAND
TOURIST MAP OF UTTARAKHAND
Formation9 November,2000
CapitalDehradun
Major LanguageHindi, Sanskrit
Official AnimalAlpine Musk Deer
Official BirdHimalayan Monal
StateFishGolden Mahseer
State ButterflyWest Himalayan Common Peacock
State FlowerBrahma Kamal
State TreeBurans
Official DanceBarada Nati, Bhotiya Dance
Major RiversGanges, Yamuna Alaknanda Bhagirathi Ganges Kali Mandakini Tons
Major lakeNaini, Bhimtal, Bhimtal Nainital Roopkund
High CourtUttarakhand High Court, Nainital
Major FestivalBasant Panchami, Ganga Dusshera
AirportJolly Grant airport; Dehradun
National Parks1.Jim Corbett National Park
2.Nandadevi National Park
3.Gangothri National Park
4.Rajaji National Park
5.Govind Pashu Vihar National Park
6.Valley of flowers National Park
Wild Life Sanctuary1.Kedarnath wildlife sanctuary
2.Govind wildlife sanctuary
3.Benog wildlife sanctuary
4.Binsar wild life sanctuary
5.Malsi Deer Park
Dance forms 1.Pandav Nritya
2.Bhotia Dance.
3.Cholia Dance.
4.Jhora Dance.
5.Mukhota Dance
Waterfalls 1.Tiger Falls
2.Corbett Falls
3.Rudradhari Waterfalls
Pilgrim centres1.Devprayag
2.Rudraprayag
3.Uttar Kashi
4.Rishikesh
5.Haridwar
6.Badrinath
7.Kedarnath
8.Yamunothri
Tribes1.Jaunsari, 
2.Raji
3.Tharu               
4.Bhotiya  
Tourist Destinations1.Auli
2.Almora
3.Kasuni
4.Kumaon
5.Haridwar
6.Rishikesh
7.Dehradun
8.Valley of flowers
9.Nainital
10.Rudra prayag
11.Dev prayag
12.Kedarnath
13.Joshimath
14.Badrinath
15.Gangotri
16.Yamunotri
17.Dhanaulti
18.Raniketh
19.Kanatal
20.Sattal
21.Bhimtal
22.Naukuchiattal
23.Gupta kasha
24.Uttarakashi
25.Tehri Garwhal
26.Pauri Garhwal
27.Lansdowne
28.Munsiyari
29.Dharchula
30.Chopta
31.Ramgarh
32.Binsar
33.pithoragarh
34.Mukteshwar
35.Madhyameshwar
36.Bageshwar
37.Abbott mount
38.Tungnath
39.Gaumukh
40.Bhowali
41.Nainital
42.Hemkund sahib
43.Chamoli
44.Jageshwar
45.Champawat
46.Harsil
47.Chaukori
48.Nanakmatta
49.Chamba
50.Baijanath
51.Karnaprayag
52.Nandprayag
53.Dwarahat
54.Gaurikund
55.Pancheshwar
56.Nelong valley
57.Kasar Devi
58.Hanuman chatti
59.Augustmuni
60.Kalpeshwar
61.Vishnu prayag
62.Ukhimath
63.Pangot
64.Ghangaria
65.Khaliya top
66.Adi Kailash
67.Jalna
68.Kuari pass
69.Kartikswami
70.Piran kaliyar sharif
71.Rudranath
72.Jeolikot
73.Assan barrage
74.Hari ki dun
75.Khatling glacier
76.Peora
77.Askot
78.Sitabani
79.Kalsi
80.Dhanachuli
81.Katarmal sun temple
82.Shymla tal
Major Trekking routes1.Tungnath Trek
2.Chandrashila Trek
3.Roopkund Trek
4.Nandadevi trek
5.Kedarkantha trek
6.Rupin pass trek
7.Nag tibba trek
8.Dodital dayara pass trek
9.Kafini glacier trek
10.Dayara bugyal trek
11.Sunderghungha trek
12.Pindari glacier trek
13.Pandusthal trek
14.Audens col trek
15.Brahmatal trek
16.Kalindi khal trek
17.Bagini glacier
18.Bali pass trek
19.Jadh ganga trek
20.Gomukh tapovan trek
21.Kedartal patangini trek
22.Kagbhusandi Tal – Kankul pass
Best time to visitSummer March – June 35-40C
Monsoon July – Sept 12-15C
Winter Oct – Feb 0-9C

GENERAL FACTS ABOUT UTTARAKHAND

  1. The state known as ‘Deva Bhoomii’ 
  2. First Indian state to install a system to detect earth quake and disseminate warning
  3. The economy of which Indian State is known as Money order economy
  4. The Chipko movement was started in  : Uttarakhand
  5. National Centre for Himalayan studies is set up at : Uttarakhand
  6. Mussoorie, Kumaon, Nainital are the major hill stations of : Uttarakhand
  7. Gurudwara Hemkunt Sahib, Nanak Matta are located in : Uttarakhand
  8. The river Badrinath and Alaknanda joined at  : Devaprayag
  9. Badrinath temple is located on the banks of the river : Alaknanda
  10. The name Uttarakhand came into being on : January 2007
  11. The place known as the ‘Yoga capital of the world’: Rishikesh
  12. The math which was founded by Sankaracharya in the northern side : Jyothirmath (Rishikesh)
  13. Rescue operation led by Indian Airforce  : Operation Rabat 
  14. Rescue operation led by Indian Army  : Operation Ganga Prahar
  15. National Institute of Hydrology is located at : Roorkee
  16. Asia’s oldest engineering college was setup at : Roorkee
  17. Central building research institute is situated at : Roorkee
  18. First agricultural university in India: Govind Vallabh Pant University of Agriculture and Technology
  19. The hill in Uttarakhand known as the Queen of Hills : Mussoorie
  20. Lal Bahadur Shasthri National Academy of Administration is situated at : Mussoorie
  21. Capital of Uttarakhand : Dehradun
  22. The School capital of India : Dehradun
  23. Indian petroleum Research Institute is at : Dehradun
  24. Indian Military Academy is located at : Dehradun
  25. Rashtriya Indian Military College is situated at: Dehradun
  26. Indian Institute of Remote Sensing is located at: Dehradun
  27. Forest Survey of India is located at : Dehradun
  28. Indira Gandhi National Forest Academy is located at: Dehradun
  29. Central Forest Research Institute is located in : Dehradun
  30. Wildlife Institute of India was established at Dehradun in : 1982
  31. University of Petroleum and Energy Studies is situated at : Dehradun
  32. Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) is located at : Dehradun
  33. National Blind Centre is located at  : Dehradun
  34. The second highest peak which Is fully situated in India : Nanda Devi (Uttarakhand)
  35. The highest peak which is fully situated in India: Kanchenjunga (Sikkim)
  36. The highest dam in Indja (261m) : Tehri Dam
  37. The place known as the lake district of India  : Nainital
  38. The seat of Uttarakhand High Court : Nainital
  39. The largest optical observatory in India is situated at : Aryabhatta Research Institution of Observational Science (ARIES), Nainital
  40. Jim Corbett National Park Established in : 1936
  41. Old name : Hailey National Park
  42. India’s first National park: Hailey National Park
  43. In 1952, the name changed to : Ram Ganga National Park
  44. In 1957, renamed as the : Jim Corbett National Park
  45. Project tiger was started in: Jim Corbett National Park (1973)
  46. Jim Corbett National Park is situated at  : Nainital district of Uttarakhand
  47. Man eaters ofKumaon was written by: Jim Corbett
  48. River which flows through Jim Corbett National Park : Ram Ganga
  49. The person known as wildlife warden of Jim Corbett National Park : M.S.Dhoni
  50. Valley of flowers is located at chamoli district Of Uttarakhand
  51. Tehridam is situated on : Bhagirathi river
  52. The sources of the river Ganga : Gangothri glacier
  53. The sources of the river Yamuna : Yamunothri glacier
  54. The place known as Gateway to God : Haridwar
  55. The venue of Kumbhamela held in every twelve year : Haridwar
  56. The Chipko movement was started under the leadership of : Sundarlal Bahuguna
  57. First Chief Minister of Uttarakhand  : N.D.Tiwari
  58. First person to become the  : Chief Minister of two states N.D.Tiwari (Uttarpradesh and Uttarakhand)