Roorkee (Hindi: Rk) is a city and seat of a municipal council in Uttarakhand, in far northern India. It is located on the banks of the Ganges canal on the national highway between Delhi and Dehradun. Roorkee is known for Roorkee Cantonment, one of the country's oldest cantonments, and the headquarters of Bengal Engineer Group (Bengal Sappers) since 1853. The renowned engineering college IIT Roorkee is located in this town. According to one story, Roorkee derives its name from Rurimadi imran, the wife of some local Rajput chieftain. On the othr hand, vernacular belief amongst villagers around Roorkee is that it got its name from "Ror ki", i.e., dwelling of a Ror. Roorkee is situated in Haridwar district of Uttarakhand state., India. Roorkee was the capital of a Moghul Mahal (similar to a present-day Pargana) during the time of Akbar, as is referred in Ain-e-Akbari, authored by Abul Fazal. During the 18th century, it came under the rule of Landhaura state, until the death of...
