Surrounded on the east by the Ganga, on the west by the Yamuna, the Doon Valley is a most picturesque valley at the foothills of the beautiful Shivalik ranges. It has got a salubrious climate and hence is enjoyable throughout the vear.
Previously it was a part and parcel of Garhwal but the Gorkhas captured it and ruled over it for many years until in the year 1814 the Britishers after a fierce battle at Nalapani captured it after paying a very heavy toll in which Major General Sir Robert Rollo Gillespie and many of his officers and men had to give up their lives at Khalanga Fort which was under the control of the Gorkha General Balbhadra Singh Thapa.
The Mughal emperor Aurangzeb held Guru Ram Rai in high esteem and helped him in settling down in the Doon. In the year 1699 Guru Ram Rai built the Gurudwara and . hoisted his flag. Till today a big fair is held every year in Jhanda Chowk in the month of March a few days after Holi to commemorate his arrival in the Doon Valley.
Dehra Dun is now one of the beautiful towns in Northern India. It boasts of a number of educational institutions of repute such as the Doon School, the Rashtriya Indian Military College, the Indian Military Academy, the Forest Research Institute, to name -a few.
The entire Doon Valley is full of places of scenic beauty and picnic spots. Some of these are Sahastradhara, Robbers Cave, Malsi Deer Park, Khalanga Fort, etc.
GENERAL INFORMATION
Altitude : 640 metres (2100 Ft.)
Climate : Summer : Max 36.6°
Min 16.7°
Winter : Max 23.4°
Min : 5.2°
Rainfall : 177.8 cms to 228.6 cms. per annum.
Season Round the year.
TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATIONS
Air : The nearest airport is Delhi
Dehra Dun is the Northern Railway.
DehraDun is connected by motorable roads with various places:
Bombay-—Dehra Dun
via Indore, Agra, Delhi 1,927 kms.
Madras—Dehra Dun via Hyderabad, Nagpur, Delhi 2,488 kms.
Delhi—Dehra Dun 255 kms
Hardwar 54 kms.
Rishikesh—Dehra Dun 43 kms.
Agra—Dehra Dun via Aligarh, Bulandshahr, Meerut, Roorkee 382 kms
Simla – Dehra Dun 221 kms.
Sayanachatti—Dehra Dun
{Yamunotri Route)—(via Rishikesh) 253 kms.
Gaurikund—Dehra Dun (Kedarnath Route) 257 kms.
Naini Tal—Dehra Dun 458 kms
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