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12 December 2008 Almora is a hill station in Uttarakhand State.
Almora was the seat of power of the Chand Dynasty who ruled the
land of Kumaon for almost one thousand years. An interesting
fact about the discovery of Almora is that unlike other hill
stations, it was not discovered and developed by the British.
The Katyuri Dynasty ruled the region around Almora from the 9th
century AD, till it made way for the Chand dynasty. Raja Balo
Kalyan Chand made Almora as his new capital in 1560 AD, when he
transferred his capital from Champawat to Almora. The Chands
occupied Almora till the 19th century AD. The rivers Kosi and
Suyal flow around Almora providing a natural barrier. There is
an interesting local legend about the discovery of Almora. Raja
Kalyan Chand, the ruler of the Chand Dynasty was riding on the
horseshoe shaped ridge in the pursuit of a prey. The hunted
quarry protected its life by taking refuge behind the thick
bushes of Kilmora, a local