District de ChamoliChamoli 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.
Garhwali languageGarhwali (गढ़वळि, gɜɽɦʋɜɭiˑ, in native pronunciation) is an Indo-Aryan language of the Central Pahari subgroup. It is primarily spoken by over million Garhwali people in the Garhwal region of the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand in the Indian Himalayas. Garhwali has a number of regional dialects. It is not an endangered language (Ethnologue lists it as "vigorous"), it is nonetheless designated as "vulnerable" in UNESCO's Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger, which indicates that the language requires consistent conservation efforts.
District de Tehri GarhwalTehri Garhwal is a district in the hill state of Uttarakhand, India. Its administrative headquarters is at New Tehri. The district has a population of 618, 931 (2011 census), a 2.35% increase over the previous decade. It is surrounded by Rudraprayag District in the east, Dehradun District in the west, Uttarkashi District in the north, and Pauri Garhwal District in the south. Tehri Garhwal is a part of the Himalayas.
District d'UttarkashiUttarkashi 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.
RudraprayagRudraprayag is a city and a municipality in Rudraprayag district in the Indian state of Uttarakhand. Rudraprayag is one of the Panch Prayag (five confluences) of Alaknanda River, the point of confluence of rivers Alaknanda and Mandakini. Kedarnath, a Hindu holy city is located 86 km from Rudraprayag. The man-eating Leopard of Rudraprayag hunted and written about by Jim Corbett dwelled here. Rudraprayag district is located at . It has an average elevation of 895 metres (2,936 feet).
Pauri GarhwalPauri Garhwal is a district in the Indian state of Uttarakhand. Its headquarters is in the town of Pauri. It is sometimes referred to simply as Garhwal district, though it should not be confused with the larger Garhwal region of which it is only a part of. Located partly in the Gangetic plain and partly in the Lower Himalayas, Pauri Garhwal district encompasses an area of and is situated between 29° 45' to 30°15' North Latitude and 78° 24' to 79° 23' East Longitude.
UttarakhandLUttarakhand (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.
Garhwali peopleThe Garhwali people are an Indian ethnolinguistic group native to the Garhwal, in the Indian state of Uttarakhand, who speak Garhwali, an Indo-Aryan language. In modern usage, "Garhwali" is used to refer to anyone whose linguistic, cultural, and ancestral or genetic origins is from the Garhwal Himalayas. Their ethnonym is derived from the word ‘Garhwal’ or 'Gadwal. The exact origin of the word Garhwal is unknown.
Division de GarhwalLa division de Garhwal (simplement Garhwal ou Gurwal, गढ़वाल, ɡəɽɦʋaːl) est l'une des 2 divisions administratives de l'État indien de l'Uttarakhand (l'autre étant le Kumaon), qui se situe dans l'Himalaya. Il est bordé au nord par le Tibet, à l'est par la région de Kumaon, au sud par l'Uttar Pradesh, et à l'ouest par l'État de l'Himachal Pradesh. Le Garhwal est une très ancienne région du nord de l'Inde, qui correspond à l'ancien royaume de Garhwal. Il est constitué de 7 districts : Uttarkashi Chamoli Rudra
