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Dane Kennedy, following Monika Bührlein, identifies three stages in the evolution of hill stations in India: high refuge to hill station, and hill station to town. The first settlements started in the 1820s, primarily as sanitoria. In the 1840s and 1850s, there was a wave of new hill stations, with the main impetus being "places to rest and ...
The most popular hill stations in India include: A summer evening view on the Nainital Lake and town , in the state of Uttarakhand , India. Hill stations are often created or shaped according to European aesthetics.
Category: Hill stations in India by state or union territory. 4 languages. ... Hill stations in Tamil Nadu (3 C, 11 P) U. Hill stations in Uttarakhand (4 C, 30 P) W.
For complete state-wise list, see : List of hill stations in India. Subcategories. This category has the following 24 subcategories, out of 24 total. ...
Hill stations in India by state or union territory (22 C) A. Hills of Andhra Pradesh (1 C, 9 P) Hills of Arunachal Pradesh (1 C, 2 P) Hills of Assam (5 P) B.
Popular attractions in the state include the beaches at Kovalam, Varkala, Cherai,Kappad and Muzhappilangad. The Fort Kochi Beach is one of the most visited beach by foreigners even though it is not much used for swimming. The hill stations of Munnar, Thekkady, Ramakkalmedu Nelliampathi, Ponmudi and Wayanad are very popular.
Gulmarg (Urdu pronunciation: [gʊlməɾɡ]), known as Gulmarag [4] (Kashmiri pronunciation: [ɡulmarɨɡ]; lit. ' meadow of flowers ')in Kashmiri, is a town, hill station, tourist destination, skiing destination, and a notified area committee in the Indian controlled part of the disputed territory Jammu and Kashmir [5] [6] [7] of north Kashmir’sBaramulla district in the Indian union ...
The latter is a major summer hill station and the centre of a flourishing tea-growing district located in West Bengal. The route is operated by Indian Railways., and its elevation starts at 100 m (330 ft) in Siliguri and rises to about 2,200 m (7,200 ft) at Darjeeling. The highest elevation is at Ghoom station, 2,300 m (7,500 ft). [5] [6]