Do You Know, When Almora Was Founded and Who was the Founder?

Discussion About Almora in Purans

Almora is another beautiful district of Uttarakhand, which has a population of around 36,000. And, it’s less than Nainital. Almora is also discussed in the Mahabharata where Devi Kaushika slaughtered the Shumbh & Nishumbh. Almora is located on Mansakand mountain which is described in Hinduism holy books.

Chaukhamba Peak View in AlmoraSource: Google

Founder & Founding Date of Almora

Firstly, A Chinese traveler reached there, who described this place to people. In the Era of 600 century, the Katyuri dynasty ruled over the Almora. Then, in the 16^th Century or we can say in the mid of 1500 century, Chand Emperor ruled over there. Exactly founded in 1568 by Kalyan Chand. They moved their capital from Champavat to Almora. And, that time Almora was known as Alamnagar (Rajpur).

Other Dynasties Came in Almora

In the mid of 1774, Ali Mohammad Khan Rohilla defeated the Chand Emperor and started their rule. But, the Chand dynasty gives them Almora on just 3 Lakh bucks due to living difficulties in a hilly area. In 1790, the Gorkha Emperor started their rule on Almora. Nowadays, people of Nepal live here and they are the generations of the Gorkha dynasty. They also ruled on Almora for around 25 years.

Some Development by the British Government Before 1947

In 1815, Britshians came there and at that time they didn’t know about Nainital because Nainital was found in the year of 1840. They developed Almora with several facilities such are schools & management offices, houses, etc.

Almora Became District After 1947

In 1947, Almora was the part of Pithoragarh which means that Almora was not the district at that time. In 1960, It became the part of Bageshwar which means that Almora was drawn from Pithoragarh. Then, finally, in 1997, Almora became the district.

Jageshwar DhamSource: Google

Some Tourist Places in and Nearby Almora

There is a lot of tourist places where you can explore the mystic Uttarakhand such as: From Zero Point you can see Kedarnath Shivling, Trishul Parvat, Nanda Devi. You can also go to Jageshwar Dham which is also one of the most visited Jyotirlinga out of main 12 Jyotirlingas. Kasar Devi temple which is just 5 km away from there. Katarmal Sun temple is 800 years’ oldest temple in this area. Chitai Temple, Binsar Mahadev. From Binsar Mahadev Temple, you can also see Chauthan Valley view and also can see Chaukhamba’s view. There are also some caves near Binsar Mahadev.

Dunagiri, Dwarahat (a Nagar panchayat in Almora), Ranikhet, and Lal Market. For homestay or own home in the hills, follow Indus Valley Mukteshwar.

Education System in Almora

Almora’s has also the strongest education system in the history of Kumaun. SSJ Campus University is one of the most popular in this area. There are also some other schools, universities, and colleges.

Zero Point in Binsar
Source: Google

Easy Transport Services

Transport facility is also good in Almora. The nearest Railway station is Kathgodam which connects to Almora. And, also has some bus stands such are: KMOU Mall Raod, Dharanaula, ISBT Lower Mall Road. Airport service is started from Pantnagar which serves the entire Kumaon region. And, the vehicle registration number starts from UK-01.

Some Ready to Move Property in Uttarakhand
Source: Indus Valley Mukteshwar

Some Notable Personalities Had Touched to Almora

A lot of notable faces also visited the Almora. Some had their own property or some have visited many times there. Rabindranath Tagore spent his some time there and also bought a house near Ramgarh. Swami Vivekananda Ji also visited there during his Himalayan sojourns. India’s first prime minister Pt. Nehru was in the Jail of Almora during the freedom fighting. The famous poet Sumitranandand Pant was born in Bageshwar’s village Kausani. Former VC of ISRO Nilambar Pant was also born in Almora. Former HRD Minister of India Murli Manohar Joshi was also born in the region of Almora.

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