Almora

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Settlement.name: Almora
Settlement.nicknames: Cultural Capital of Kumaon, Heart of Kumaon
Settlement.settlement_type: City
Settlement.image_skyline: Almora Uttarakhand India 2013.jpg
Settlement.image_alt: Almora City
Settlement.image_caption: View of Almora in 2013
Settlement.pushpin_map: India Uttarakhand#India
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Uttarakhand, India
Settlement.pushpin_relief: yes
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: State
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Uttarakhand
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Division
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Kumaon
Settlement.subdivision_type3: District
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Almora
Settlement.established_title: Established
Settlement.established_date: 1568

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Wikidata facts

Population: 34122
Area: 20.66
Elevation: 1642
Image: 1 Almora Uttarakhand India.jpg
Dialing code: 5962

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postal code: 263601
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Etymology
History
Geography
Location
Climate
Flora and fauna
Demographics
Temples
Methodist church
Twin cities
Transport
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Education
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Notable people
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Almora (Kumaoni: '''') is a municipal corporation and a cantonment town in the state of Uttarakhand, India. It is the administrative headquarters of Almora district. Almora is located on a ridge at the southern edge of the Kumaon Hills of the Himalaya range. The Koshi (Kaushiki) and Suyal (Salmale) rivers flow along the city and snow-capped Himalayas can be seen in the background.

Almora was founded in 1568. by King Kalyan Chand; however, there are accounts of human settlements in the hills and surrounding region in the Hindu epic Mahabharata (8th and 9th century BCE). Almora was the seat of Chand kings that ruled over the Kumaon Kingdom. It is considered the cultural heart of the Kumaon region of Uttarakhand.