- dictionary.
Kumaon or
Kumaun may
refer to:
Kumaon division, a
region in Uttarakhand,
India Kumaon Kingdom, a
former country in Uttarakhand,
India Kumaon, Iran...
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Kumaon (/ˈkɛmɔːʊ/; Kumaoni: Kumāū,
pronounced [kuːmɔːʊ];
historically romanised as Kemāon) is a
revenue and
administrative division in the
Indian state...
- The
Kumaon Regiment is one of the
oldest infantry regiments of the
Indian Army. The
regiment traces its
origins to the 18th
century and has
fought in every...
- 29°35′50″N 79°39′33″E / 29.5971°N 79.6591°E / 29.5971; 79.6591 The
Kingdom of
Kumaon (English: /kuˈmaʊn/ KOO-maown; Kumaoni: कुमाऊं राज्य; Persian: پادشاهی کوماون;...
- Man-Eaters of
Kumaon is a 1944 book
written by hunter-naturalist Jim Corbett. It
details the
experiences that
Corbett had in the
Kumaon region of India...
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judicial capital. The
state is
divided into two divisions,
Garhwal and
Kumaon, with a
total of 13 districts. The
forest cover in the
state is 45.4% of...
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Haldwani (Kumaoni: Haldvānī) is the
largest city of
Kumaon. It is also the
second most
populous city in the
Indian state of Uttarakhand.
Haldwani is said...
- The
Garhwal and Doti
invasion of
Kumaon was a
joint military offence of
Garhwal Kingdom and Doti
Kingdom on
Kumaon Kingdom in 1680. The
increasing dominance...
- The
Chand kingdom was a
kingdom that
ruled the
Kumaon area in present-day
Uttarakhand state of India,
after the
decline of the
Katyuri kingdom. At times...
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Northern India, as
detailed in his
bestselling 1944
memoir Man-Eaters of
Kumaon. In his
later years, he
became an
outspoken advocate of the
nascent conservation...
