Garhwal

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Garhwal is a mountainous cultural region in the Indian Himalayas, known for its Garhwali heritage, pilgrimage sites, and scenic landscapes in present-day Uttarakhand.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural region
historical region
mountainous region
borderedBy Himachal Pradesh
Kumaon
Tibet Autonomous Region
climate temperate mountain climate
contains Badrinath
Chamoli district
Dehradun district
Gangotri
linked to: Gangotri Glacier

Garhwal Himalaya
Garhwal Kingdom (historical)
Garhwal division
linked to: Garhwal

Haridwar
Haridwar district
Joshimath
Kedarnath
linked to: Kedarnath Temple

Mussoorie
Nanda Devi National Park
Pauri
Pauri Garhwal district
Rishikesh
Rudraprayag district
Srinagar (Garhwal)
Tehri
Tehri Garhwal district
Uttarkashi district
Valley of Flowers National Park
Yamunotri
country India
ethnicGroup Garhwali people
linked to: Garhwali
hasCulturalPractice folk dance
folk music
oral epics
hasEconomicActivity agriculture
horticulture
pastoralism
tourism
hasFestival Bikhauti
Ghee Sankranti
linked to: Makar Sankranti

Harela
Makar Sankranti
hasHeritage Garhwali culture
hasHighestPeaks Nanda Devi region (eastern boundary vicinity)
Trisul region (eastern boundary vicinity)
hasLanguage Garhwali language
linked to: Garhwali
hasMajorReligion Hinduism
historicalCapital Srinagar (Garhwal)
knownFor Himalayan trekking routes
pilgrimage sites
river valleys
scenic landscapes
snow-clad peaks
temples
locatedIn Indian Himalayas
linked to: Himalayas

Northern India
linked to: northern India

Uttarakhand
mergedInto Uttar Pradesh
modernAdministrativeCenter Pauri
nowPartOf Uttarakhand
partOf Central Himalayas
primaryOccupationOfInhabitants service in armed forces
subsistence farming
tourismCircuit Char Dham Yatra
linked to: Char Dham

Hemkund Sahib pilgrimage
linked to: Hemkunt Sahib
traditionalRulerDynasty Panwar dynasty
traversedBy Alaknanda River
Bhagirathi River
Ganga River
linked to: Ganges

Mandakini River
Pindar River

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Northern India hasCulturalRegion Garhwal
subject linked to: northern India
Gangotri Glacier locatedIn Garhwal Himalaya
linked to: Garhwal
Gangotri Glacier locatedIn Uttarkashi district
linked to: Garhwal
Uttarakhand hasRegion Garhwal
Uttarakhand mountainRange Garhwal Himalaya
linked to: Garhwal
Yamunotri locatedIn Garhwal Himalayas
linked to: Garhwal
Yamunotri partOf Garhwal region
linked to: Garhwal
Haridwar locatedInRegion Garhwal region
linked to: Garhwal
Haridwar division Garhwal division
linked to: Garhwal
Jamuna sourceRegion Garhwal Himalayas
linked to: Garhwal
Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National Parks locatedIn Chamoli district
linked to: Garhwal
Kumaon borderedBy Garhwal
Dehradun division Garhwal division
linked to: Garhwal
Mussoorie locatedInMountainRange Garhwal Himalayas
linked to: Garhwal
Mussoorie region Garhwal region of Uttarakhand
linked to: Garhwal
Garhwal contains Garhwal division
linked to: Garhwal
Pahari paintings region Garhwal
Garhwali spokenIn Garhwal region
linked to: Garhwal
Badrinath traditionalRegion Garhwal region
linked to: Garhwal
Battle of Nalapani region Garhwal region
linked to: Garhwal
Uttarkashi district locatedIn Garhwal region
linked to: Garhwal
Barkot region Garhwal region
linked to: Garhwal
Haridwar district locatedIn Garhwal region
linked to: Garhwal
Rishikesh locatedInRegion Garhwal region
linked to: Garhwal
Captain Frederick Young notableWorkLocation Garhwal region
linked to: Garhwal
Gun Hill region Garhwal region
linked to: Garhwal
Company Garden region Garhwal region
linked to: Garhwal
Landour locatedIn Garhwal region
linked to: Garhwal
Dhanaulti locatedIn Garhwal region
linked to: Garhwal
Kanatal locatedIn Garhwal region
linked to: Garhwal
Jolly Grant Airport, Dehradun servesRegion Garhwal region
linked to: Garhwal
Mussoorie Municipal Council locatedInGeographicalRegion Garhwal region
linked to: Garhwal
Doon Valley partOf Garhwal region
linked to: Garhwal
Dehradun Municipal Corporation region Garhwal region
linked to: Garhwal
Dehradun railway station locatedIn Garhwal region
linked to: Garhwal
Sahastradhara region Garhwal region
linked to: Garhwal
Clock Tower (Dehradun) region Garhwal region
subject linked to: Clock Tower
linked to: Garhwal
Jolly Grant Airport serves Garhwal region
linked to: Garhwal