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City in Kumaon division, Uttarakhand, India
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Pithoragarh is a city in Uttarakhand. It is close to the China, Nepal and Tibet border.
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It is the place which was built by Chand Rajas, here you can find good forts.
It's in the mountains and a really nice place to see the sunset and sunrise. You can jog to this place in the morning or can take a walk. The view is panoramic from this place.
Chandak
This is 7 km from the town and you can see the panoramic view of the city from this hilltop. A temple dedicated to 'Manu' is located here.
It's another town in Pithoragarh district which is very close to Nepal, you just need to cross a river and you will be in another nation.
It is some 30-40 km from the city, shared taxis and call taxis are available at the stations. It is the pilgrimage for all in the city, once you reach Dhwaj by car you need to travel almost 10 km in a hill, and it will be nice trekking.
It is the place where you can see the Himalayas very close to you.
It is also in the city premises near the city stadium.
The town is 35 km on the banks of river Kali. This river which separates India and Nepal. A suspension bridge connects both the countries and you can got to see the stuff on the other side of the bridge, i.e., Nepal.
There are a number of local temples in the city which can be accessed easily, and most of them are in hill tops so it will be a good trekking.
It is the place famous for rajma (an Indian vegetarian dish), and close to the Himalayas. It's the base point for Milam Glacier trek.
It's a small trek to a hill top. The route and the view from the top is beyond compare.
Gangolihat is one of the biggest Himalayan hill stations in the Pithoragarh district of Uttarakhand, India. It is a place where Adi Guru Shankaracharya worshipped Devi Haat Kalika to get the moksha from human body and is also the sub divisional headquarters of the Indian army.
Nainital is a Himalayan resort town in the Kumaon region of India’s Uttarakhand state, at an elevation of roughly 2,000m. it’s set around Nainital Lake, a popular boating site with Naina Devi Hindu Temple on its north shore. A cable car runs to Snow View observation point (at 2,270m), with vistas over the town and mountains including Nanda Devi, Uttarakhand’s highest peak.
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KMVN (Kumaon Mandal Vikas Nigam).
The National Highway 9 passes through Pithoragarh. Landslides and cloudbursts, caused by heavy rains that fall during the summer monsoon, often interrupt transportation networks.
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