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Almora is a hill district in the central Kumaon region of Uttaranchal. It is a beautiful scenic place situated at an altitude of 5900 ft. The place was founded by Raja Kalyan of Chand Dynasty in 1560 AD. Almora is a town in the shape of a horse shoe perched on a 5 km long mountain range in between the river Kosi and Suyal. There is a cave where Swami Vivekanand meditated and was enlightened. Almora was captured by British from Gorkhas, who have left their mark on this town.

The various places of tourist interest in Almora are Bright End Corner (for viewing sunrise and sunset through the Himalayan peaks), Martola (picnic spot amidst gardens), Kalimutt (picnic spot with a lovely view of the Himalayan Peaks), Deer Park, State Museum, Simtola (picnic spot from where the beautiful mountains covered with pine and deodar trees could be viewed), Chitai Temple (dedicated to Lord Golu), Katarmal (800-year old Sun Temple), Binsar (temple of Lord Shiva constructed by King Kalyan of the Chand Dynasty), Jageshwar (temple of Lord Shiva situated amidst a dense Deodar forest and has a lot of mythological importance), Nanda Devi Temple (1000-year old temple), Gannath (ancient Shiva temple with natural caves) and Kasar Devi (temple).

Tourist Information Centres are: Uttar Pradesh Tourist Information Center -Mall Road, Nanital, Uttar Pradesh; Kumaon Mandal Vikash Nigam - The KMVN Information Center mountaineering Tours, Talli tal, Nanital, Uttar Pradesh;Uttar Pradesh Tourist Office - Incharge, Kumaon Mandal Vikash Nigam, Chandralok Building, 36 Janpath, New Delhi.

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