Rānīkhet (India)

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Information for Authority record
Name (Hebrew)
רניקחת (הודו)
Name (Latin)
Rānīkhet (India)
Coordinates
79.43333333 79.43333333 29.64305556 29.64305556 (gooearth )
E0792500 E0792500 N0293900 N0293900 (geonames )
Associated country
India
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
VIAF: 132578410
Wikidata: Q1923840
Library of congress: n 84195943
Sources of Information
  • Survey of India. Rānīkhet guide map, c1973:map recto.
  • Alpha. list of towns in India, 1981(Rānīkhet Cantt., Uttar Pradesh)
Wikipedia description:

Ranikhet (Kumaoni: Rānikhèt) is a hill station and cantonment town, near Almora Town in Almora district in the Indian state of Uttarakhand. It is the home of the Military Hospital, Kumaon Regiment (KRC) and Naga Regiment and is maintained by the Indian Army. Ranikhet is at an altitude of 1,869 metres (6,132 ft) above sea level, within sight of the western peaks of the Himalayas. Ranikhet is a Class IV town with a civic status of a Cantonment board.

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