Haldwani in Nainital District in the Indian state of Uttarakhand. Haldwani is the third most populous city in Uttarakhand, and is known as the "Gateway of Kumaon". In Kumaoni, the local dialect, the place is called "Halduvani", literally "forest , which was found in abundance prior to deforestation for agriculture and settlement. In 1816, after the British defeated Gorkhas, Gardner was appointed the Commissioner of Kumaon. Later George William Trail took over as Commissioner and renamed Halduvani as Haldwani in 1834. Though British records suggest that the place was established in 1834, as a mart for hill people who visited the Bhabhar region, during the cold season. Mughal historians mention...
Ghaziabad , Meerut , Dehradun , Almora , Nainital , Roorkee , Haldwani , Bageshwar , Sahebgunj , Ranikhet , Kashipur , Tehri , Saharanpur , Ukhimath , Pithoragarh