Ancient Names and Nicknames of Major Cities of Uttarakhand
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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 |
| Read Also : |
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| Uttarakhand Study Material in Hindi Language (हिंदी भाषा में) | Click Here |
| Uttarakhand Study Material in English Language |
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| Uttarakhand Study Material One Liner in Hindi Language |
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| Uttarakhand UKPSC Previous Year Exam Paper | Click Here |
| Uttarakhand UKSSSC Previous Year Exam Paper | Click Here |