- Hill station
Hill station is a term used for a town usually at somewhat higher elevations. The term was used in colonial
Asia (particularlyIndia , but rarely inAfrica ), where towns have been founded byEurope an colonial rulers as refuges from the summer heat. In the Indian context most hill stations are at an altitude of approximately between 1,000 and 2,500 metres (3,500 to 7,500 feet); very few are outside this range.Hill stations being at higher altitudes are cooler than plains.
History
The
British Raj , and in particular theBritish Indian Army , founded perhaps 50 of the 80-odd hill stations in the Indian subcontinent; the remainder were built by various Indian rulers over the centuries as places of leisure or even as permanent capitals. Some respected historians such asDane Kennedy say there are only 65 "true" hill stations in the subcontinent, if one combines adjoining stations and excludes small hamlets without civic facilities.Several hill stations served as summer capitals of Indian provinces,
princely states , or, in the case of Simla, ofBritish India itself. Since Indian Independence, the role of these hill stations as summer capitals has largely ended, but many hill stations remain popular summer resorts.List of hill stations
This is a list of
hill station s in various countries, which are mainly inAsia .India (by state)
Most famous hill stations in North India are
Shimla ,Darjeeling ,Kullu -Manali ,Mussoorie ,Nainital and that in South India areOoty ,Munnar andKodaikanal .
*Andhra Pradesh
**Horsley Hills
**Ananthagiri Hills
**Araku Valley
*Gujarat
**Saputara
*Himachal Pradesh
**Chail
** Dalhousie
**Dharamsala
**Kasauli
**Kullu and Manali
**Shimla
*Jammu and Kashmir
**Pahalgam
**Gulmarg
**Patnitop
**Khilanmarg
*Jharkhand
**Hazaribagh
*Karnataka
**Agumbe
**Horanadu
**Kemmannagundi
**Kudremukh
**Nandi Hills
*Kerala
**Devikulam
**Munnar
**Nelliampathi
**Peermade
**Ponmudi
**Wayanad
**Vellarimala
**Trivendram
**Kovalambith
*Madhya Pradesh
**Pachmarhi
*Maharashtra
**Khandala
**Lonavala
**Mahabaleshwar
**Matheran
**Panchgani
**Karjat
**Igatpuri
**Panhala
**Toranmal
*Meghalaya
**Shillong
**Cherrapunjee
*Rajasthan
**Mount Abu
*Tamil Nadu
**Yelagiri
**Coonoor
**Kodaikanal
**Udagamandalam
**Yercaud
**Kolli hills
*Uttarakhand
**Bhimtal
**Chamoli
**Mussoorie
**Landour
**Nainital
**Nanda Devi
**Pithoragarh
**Ranikhet
**Munsiyari
**Champawat
**Gangolihat
**Berinag
**Askot
**Didihat
**Chaukori
**Bageshwar
**Lohaghat
**Joshimath
**Uttarkashi
**Badrinath
**Pauri
**Auli
**Almora
*West Bengal
**Darjeeling
**Kalimpong Pakistan (by province)
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Azad Kashmir
**Muzaffarabad *
Northwest Frontier Province : Most of the hill stations of the NWFP are in theGaliyat region, which also extends into theMurree Tehsil of the Punjab province.
**Abbottabad
**Ayubia
**Behrain
**Chitral
**Galyat
**Kalam Valley
**Malam Jabba
**Nathia Gali
**Patriata
**Swat*Northern Areas
**Gilgit
**Hunza
**Skardu *Punjab: All the hill stations listed here are in the
Galiyat region. Although the Galiyat area is primarily in the NWFP, it also extends into theMurree Tehsil of the Punjab province. The largest hill station of the Galiyat is the town of Murree.
**Bhurban
**Charra Pani
**Murree
**Patriata *
Sindh In theDadu District , theGorakh Hills area of theKirthar Range is being developed as a hill station. The Gorakh Hills are located 450 kilometres north of Karachi and 100 kilometres west of Dadu. According to meteorological studies,Gorakh Peak lies at an altitude of 5,688 feet above sealevel. In winter, people of the area come down from the mountains due to the severe cold and stay in theKachho area. The temperature in June is 17 to 30 degrees Celsius (average) and in January −5 to 20 degrees Celsius (average). Average annual rainfall is 12.5 inches (320 mm). The surface of the Gorakh is 1,340 acres (540 ha) of land.ri Lanka
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Nuwara Eliya
*Ambewela outheast Asia
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Malaysia
**Cameron Highlands
**Genting Highlands
**Fraser's Hill
**Maxwell Hill
*Myanmar
**Maymyo
**Kalaw
*Indonesia
**Bandung inWest Java
**Garut inWest Java
**Kaliurang inCentral Java
**Sukabumi inWest Java
*Philippines
**Baguio City
*Cambodia
**Bokor Hill
*Vietnam
**Da Lat
**Sa Pa
**Tam Dao
**Ba Na References
* Barbara Crossette - "The Great Hill Stations of Asia". ISBN 0-465-01488-7
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