A panoramic view of Ranikhet, a hill station in India, with red-roofed buildings and trees in the foreground and snow-capped mountains and blue sky in the background.

Ranikhet: A Hill Station with a Royal History and Scenic Beauty

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Ranikhet is a hill station and cantonment town in the Almora district of Uttarakhand, India. It is situated at an altitude of 1,869 meters above sea level and offers panoramic views of the Himalayas. Ranikhet means “Queen’s Meadow” in the local Kumaoni language, and it is said that the town was named after Rani Padmini, […]

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