Dehradun

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Dehradun is the capital city of the Indian state of Uttarakhand, known for its scenic Himalayan foothills, educational institutions, and role as a gateway to nearby hill stations and pilgrimage sites.

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Surface form Occurrences
Dehradun district 2

Statements (60)

Predicate Object
instanceOf city
state capital
additionalOfficialLanguage Urdu language
surface form: Urdu
capitalOf Uttarakhand
climate humid subtropical climate
country India
district Dehradun self-linksurface differs
surface form: Dehradun district
division Garhwal
surface form: Garhwal division
economicActivity defence services training
education sector
information technology services
tourism
governingBody Dehradun Municipal Corporation
hasAirport Jolly Grant Airport
hasEducationalInstitution DIT University
Doon School
Forest Research Institute
Graphic Era Deemed to be University
Indian Military Academy, Dehradun
surface form: Indian Military Academy

Uttarakhand Technical University
Welham Boys' School NERFINISHED
Welham Girls' School NERFINISHED
hasResearchInstitution Oil and Natural Gas Corporation regional offices
Survey of India
surface form: Survey of India headquarters

Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology
hasTransportFacility Dehradun railway station
knownFor defence academies
educational institutions
gateway to Mussoorie
gateway to pilgrimage sites
pleasant climate
proximity to hill stations
research institutions
scenic beauty
locatedBetween Ganges
surface form: Ganges River

Yamuna River NERFINISHED
locatedIn Uttarakhand
locatedInMountainRange Lesser Himalayas
locatedInRegion Himalayan foothills
locatedInValley Doon Valley
nearbyPilgrimageSite Haridwar
Rishikesh
nearestHillStation Mussoorie
officialLanguage Hindi
populationRankInIndia medium-sized city
postalCodePrefix 2480xx
regionalLanguage Garhwali
river Bindal River NERFINISHED
Rispana River NERFINISHED
state Uttarakhand
telephoneCode 0135
timezone Indian Standard Time
touristAttraction Clock Tower
FRI main building
Malsi Deer Park
Robber's Cave
Sahastradhara
Tapkeshwar Temple
utcOffset +05:30
vehicleRegistrationCode UK07

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Uttarakhand capital Dehradun
northern India containsCity Dehradun
subject surface form: Northern India
Dehradun district Dehradun self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Dehradun district
Uttarakhand largestCity Dehradun
Mussoorie locatedIn Dehradun
this entity surface form: Dehradun district
Mussoorie locatedNear Dehradun
Haridwar nearestMajorCity Dehradun
Vandana Shiva placeOfBirth Dehradun
Vandana Shiva residence Dehradun
Haridwar stateCapital Dehradun
Yamunotri stateCapitalNearest Dehradun