Ancient Names and Nicknames of Major Uttarakhand's Cities

Ancient Names and Nicknames of Major Cities of Uttarakhand

Name of Place	Ancient Name	Nickname
Uttarakhand	Himavanta (Pali Literature)
Kumaon Region	Manaskhand, Kurmanchal
Garhwal Region	Kedarkhand, Badrikashram
Garhwal-Kumaon	Brahmpur
Haridwar	Mayawati, Gate of the Gods, Yurpur, Kapil or Kupila, Maya, Capital of Shiva, Pilgrimage city, Gangadhar	Gangadwar, Gate of Pilgrimages, Kumbh City, Setunagar, Kerala of North India, Sanskrit City, Mayanagari, Venice of the East, Gate of the Gods
Dehradun	Shiv Bhoomi, Lichi Nagar, Drona Valley	Sainik Nagar, Van Nagar
Rishikesh	Kubjamrak, Dronagiri	Santnagari, Ganganagar, Muni Ki Reti, Sanskritnagari
Mussoorie		Queen of the Mountains
Joshimath	Jyotirmad
Kotdwar	Mordhwaj	Gate of Garhwal
Rudraprayag	Punad, Rudravat
Pithoragarh	Sorkshetra	Mini Kashmir
Almora	Vibhandeshwar, Alamnagar, Valley of the Kings	Bal Mithai Ghar, Copper City, Brass City
Kausani	Balna	Switzerland of India
Nainital	Tririshi Sarovar	City of Lakes, Sarovar Nagar
Kathgodam		Gate of Kumaon
Dwarahat	Daura	City of Temples, Dwarka of the Himalayas
Kashipur		Govishan
Bageshwar	Vyaghreshwar, Nilgiri	Varanasi of the North
Chamoli	Chandpurgarhi, Alkapuri
Champawat	Champavati, Kumukaali, Kamadesh
Uttarkashi	Baradahat	Kashi of North
Udham Singh Nagar		Mini India
Tanakpur	Grastinganj
Munsiyari	Tiksen
Jageshwar	Yagishwar
Baijnath	Vaidyanath
Gairsain	Chandra Nagar
Present Almora and Nainital	Aaseya
Gopeshwar	Gosthal, Gothala
Kalsi	Kalakoot, Sudha Nagar
Srinagar	Sripur, Srikshetra
Nanakmatta	Bakshi
Ghansali	Dhanak
Vishnuprayag	Narayan Bhattarak
Thal Kedar	Kedar Jew

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