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Garhwali people
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District de Haridwar
Haridwar district () also spelled as Hardwar is a district in Garhwal which is a part of Uttarakhand, India. It is headquartered at Haridwar which is also its largest city. The district is ringed by the districts Dehradun in the north and east, Pauri Garhwal in the east and the Uttar Pradesh districts of Muzaffarnagar and Bijnor in the south and Saharanpur in the west.
Uttarkashi
Uttarkashi (en Hindi: उत्तरकाशी), est une ville de l’Uttarakhand, un État situé dans l’Inde du Nord. La ville, qui est le chef-lieu du district homonyme, se trouve en bordure du fleuve Bhagirathi à une altitude de 1165 mètres. Elle compte quelque . La Bhagirathi étant un des bras du Gange (dans son cours supérieur) - fleuve sacré descendant de Gangotri - Uttarkashi et ses alentours abritent un grand nombre de temples et ashrams hindous. Le climat étant agréablement tempéré, la ville a également attiré de nombreuses institutions éducatives fonctionnant en internat.
District de Chamoli
Chamoli district is a district of the Uttarakhand state of India. It is bounded by the Tibet region to the north, and by the Uttarakhand districts of Pithoragarh and Bageshwar to the east, Almora to the south, Pauri Garhwal to the southwest, Rudraprayag to the west, and Uttarkashi to the northwest. The administrative headquarters of Chamoli district is in Gopeshwar. Chamoli hosts a variety of destinations of pilgrim and tourist interest including Badrinath, Hemkund Sahib and Valley of Flowers.
District d'Uttarkashi
Uttarkashi District is a district of Garhwal division of the Uttarakhand state in northern India, and has its headquarters at Uttarkashi city. It has six Tehsils namely Barkot, Dunda, Bhatwadi, Chinyalisaur, Purola and Mori. The district contains the source of the Bhagirathi (traditionally considered the headstream of the Ganga) at Gangotri and Yamuna at Yamunotri, both of which are highly significant and popular pilgrimage sites. Uttarkashi town, which lies on the main road to Gangotri, is also considered an important Hindu pilgrimage centre, especially for Saivites.
District de Rudraprayag
Rudraprayag is a district of the state of Uttarakhand of northern India. The district occupies an area of 1984 km2. The town of Rudraprayag is the administrative headquarters of the district. The district is bounded by Uttarkashi District on the north, Chamoli District on the east, Pauri Garhwal District on the south, and Tehri Garhwal District on the west. Rudraprayag District was established on 16 September 1997.
Uttarakhand
LUttarakhand (en sanskrit : sa et en उत्तराखण्ड, Uttarakhaṇḍ), ou Uttaranchal avant 2007, est un État indien situé dans le massif de l'Himalaya. Il est bordé par le Tibet (contrôlé par la Chine) au nord-est, le Népal au sud-est, et est voisin des États indiens de l'Himachal Pradesh et de l'Uttar Pradesh. Le Gange prend sa source dans l'État. C'est également dans le sud de l'Uttarakhand, à Haridwar, qu'il quitte l'Himalaya pour pénétrer dans la plaine du Gange.
District de Dehradun
Dehradun district () is a district in Garhwal which is a part of Uttarakhand state in northern India. The district headquarters is Dehradun, which has also served as the interim capital of Uttarakhand since its founding in 2000. The district has 6 tehsils, 6 community development blocks, 17 towns and 764 inhabited villages, and 18 unpopulated villages. As of 2011, it is the second most populous district of Uttarakhand (out of 13), after Haridwar. Dehradun district also includes the prominent towns of Rishikesh, Mussoorie, Landour and Chakrata.
Division de Kumaon
Kumaon (ˈkɛmɔːʊ; Kumaoni: Kumāū; kuːmɔːʊ; historically romanized as Kemāon) is a revenue and administrative division in the Indian State of Uttarakhand. It spans over the eastern half of the state and is bounded on the north by Tibet, on the east by Nepal, on the south by the state of Uttar Pradesh, and on the west by Garhwal. Kumaon comprises six districts of the state: Almora, Bageshwar, Champawat, Nainital, Pithoragarh and Udham Singh Nagar.
Rajput
Les Rajputs ( de raja, prince, et putra, fils) forment la majorité des habitants du Rajasthan, correspondant approximativement à l'ancien Rajputana, et une partie de celle du Gujarat et du Penjab. Une partie du Sind, dans l'actuel Pakistan a également été contrôlé par les Rajput, c'est par exemple le cas du fort d'Umerkot. La majeure partie des Rajputs appartient à la caste des kshatriyas. Leurs royaumes se trouvant près de la passe de Khyber, la voie classique d'entrée dans le sous-continent indien, ils se sont trouvés confrontés à la plupart des invasions qu'il a connues, en particulier celles des Arabes et des Moghols.