Dehradun - Definition and Overview

Dehradun (देहरादून) is a capital city of Uttaranchal state of India nestled between the Himalayas and Shivaliks ranges.

The city is home to over 300 schools like The Doon School, St. Joseph's Academy, Welham's School.

The city is the headquarters of the ONGC, with offices of FRI, SOI and also the IMA or the Indian Military Academy is at this place. During World War II, its facilities included an internment camp for Axis nationals. (Heinrich Harrer's escape from it launched his experiences in Tibet.)

Many tourist spots surround this beautiful city, with the hill station Mussorie just 36km away.

State and Union Territory capitals of India

Agartala • Aizawl • Bangalore • Bhopal • Bhubaneshwar • Chandigarh • Chennai (Madras) • Daman • Dehradun • Dispur • Gandhinagar • Gangtok • Hyderabad • Imphal • Itanagar • Jaipur • Kavaratti • Kohima • Kolkata (Calcutta) • Lucknow • Mumbai (Bombay) • New Delhi • Panaji • Patna • Pondicherry • Port Blair • Raipur • Ranchi • Shillong • Shimla • Silvassa • Srinagar • Thiruvananthapuram

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