Nainital
Sign in to saveNainital (Kumaoni: Naintāl; ), formerly anglicized as Naini Tal, is a town and headquarters of Nainital district of Kumaon division, Uttarakhand, India. It is the judicial capital of Uttarakhand, the High Court of the state being located there and is the headquarters of an eponymous district. It also houses the Governor of Uttarakhand, who resides in the Raj Bhavan. Nainital was the summer capital of the United Provinces.
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Nainital is a town in the Indian state of Uttarakhand that serves as the judicial capital of the state, home to both the High Court and the Governor's residence. The town is also the administrative headquarters of Nainital district and historically served as the summer capital of the United Provinces during British rule.
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Key facts
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- Nainital
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- Capital and judicial capital
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- Clockwise from top: Nainital from Cheena Peak route, Kumaoni boatmen on Naini Lake, Naina Devi Temple, Raj Bhavan and Church of St. John in the Wilderness
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- Jewel of Kumaon
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- India Uttarakhand#India
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- Location in Uttarakhand, India
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- yes
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- Country
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- State
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- Division
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- District
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Article
33 sectionsContents
- Etymology and mythology
- History
- Early history
- Founding
- Landslip of 1880
- 1950 mass stabbing
- Geography
- Topography
- Geology
- Climate
- Flora and fauna
- Demographics
- Languages
- Government and politics
- Civic Administration
- Politics
- Notable sites
- Nainital Zoo
- Jama Masjid
- Naina Devi Temple
- St John Wilderness Church
- Eco Cave Gardens
- Libraries
- Transport
- Roadways
- Airways
- Railways
- Education
- Notable people
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
Nainital (Kumaoni: Naintāl; ), formerly anglicized as Naini Tal, is a town and headquarters of Nainital district of Kumaon division, Uttarakhand, India. It is the judicial capital of Uttarakhand, the High Court of the state being located there and is the headquarters of an eponymous district. It also houses the Governor of Uttarakhand, who resides in the Raj Bhavan. Nainital was the summer capital of the United Provinces.
Nainital is located in the Kumaon foothills of the outer Himalayas at a distance of from the state capital Dehradun and from New Delhi, the capital of India. Situated at an altitude of above sea level, the town is set in a valley containing an eye-shaped lake, approximately two miles in circumference, and surrounded by mountains, of which the highest are Naina Peak () on the north, Deopatha () on the west, and Ayarpatha () on the south. From the tops of the higher peaks, "magnificent views can be obtained of the vast plain to the south, or of the mass of tangled ridges lying north, bound by the great snowy range which forms the central axis of the Himalayas." The hill station attracts tourists round the year.