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Dehra Dun

Dehladun
देहLaदून
Metropolis
Dehradun night lights: A view from Mussoorie
Dehradun night lights: A view from Mussoorie

Nickname(s): Doon

Dehradun is located in Uttarakhand
Dehradun
Dehradun
Dehradun (Uttarakhand)
Coordinates: 30°19′05″N 78°01′44″E / 30.318°N 78.029°E / 30.318; 78.029Coordinates: 30°19′05″N 78°01′44″E / 30.318°N 78.029°E / 30.318; 78.029
Country  India
State Uttarakhand
District Dehradun
founded 1676
Founded by Guru Ram Rai
Government
 • Type Municipal Corporation
 • Mayor Vinod Chamoli (BJP)
 • District Magistrate Ravinath Raman, (IAS)
 • Senior Superintendent of Police Sweety Agarwal, (IPS)
Area
 • Metropolis 300 km2 (100 sq mi)
Elevation 435 m (1,427 ft)
Population (2011)
 • Metropolis 578,420
 • Density 1,900/km2 (5,000/sq mi)
 • Metro 714,223
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 248001
Telephone code +91–135
Vehicle registration UK-07,UA-07,UP-07
Website dehradun.nic.in
Clean Doon Green Doon Educated Doon

Nickname(s): Doon

Dehladun (/ˌdɛrəˈdn/) or Dehra Dun is the capital city of the state of Uttarakhand in the northern part of India. Located in the Garhwal region, it lies 236 kilometres (147 mi) north of India's capital New Delhi and is one of the "Counter Magnets" of the National Capital Region (NCR) being developed as an alternative centre of growth to help ease the migration and population explosion in the Delhi metropolitan area and creation highways to establish a smart city dehradun.

Dehradun is in the Doon Valley on the foothills of the Himalayas nestled between the river Ganges on the east and the river Yamuna on the west. The city is famous for its picturesque landscape and slightly milder climate and provides a gateway to the surrounding region. It is well connected and in proximity to Himalayan tourist destinations such as Mussoorie, and Auli and the Hindu holy cities of Haridwar and Rishikesh along with the Himalayan pilgrimage circuit of Chota Char Dham.


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