Dehradun, India
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Dehradun देहरादून |
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Dehradun night lights: A view from Mussoorie
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Nickname(s): Doon 
 Dehradun
Dehradun (Uttarakhand)
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| Coordinates: 30°19′05″N 78°01′44″E / 30.318°N 78.029°ECoordinates: 30°19′05″N 78°01′44″E / 30.318°N 78.029°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| 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 |
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Nickname(s): Doon
Dehradun (/ˌdɛrəˈduːn/) 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 at 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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