Uttarakhand is a state in India that lies on the southern slope of the Himalayas. It has a temperate climate with seasonal temperature variations and tropical monsoons. The state receives about 60 inches (150 centimeters) of annual precipitation, mostly during the monsoon season
Uttarakhand's climate and vegetation vary greatly with elevation. The highest elevations are covered by ice and bare rock, and the climate ranges from glaciers at the highest elevations to subtropical forests at the lower elevations. The state has four major forest types:
Alpine meadows: In the extreme northTemperate forests: In the Great HimalayasTropical deciduous forests: In the Lesser HimalayasThorn forests: In the Siwalik Range and in parts of the Tarai
Geography and climate
Uttarakhand is the 27th state of Independent India, founded in 2000. The history of Uttarakhand goes back to time immemorial when the first mention of the region was found in ancient Hindu scriptures, which gave various names to the area, like Kedarkhand, Manaskhand, and Himavat. Often termed "Devbhoomi" or the "Land of the Gods," stories concerning Uttarakhand abound in several ancient texts dating back to the age of Puranas. A famous historian, Shiv Prasad Dabral took the terms “Uttarapad” and “Khand” from Kedarkhand (a famous mythological book) and formed the term “Uttarakhand”. You can also find several mentions of the place in various epics. The state was called Uttarpanchal by the compilers of the Upanishads; Uttarkaushal by Valmiki; and Uttarkuru by Ved Vyasa (writer of the epic Mahabharata). Moreover, Uttarakhand was designated differently by different people. For Panini and Kautilya, it was Uattarapati; for Kirats, it was Kiratmandal; for the Khas, it was Khasadeshm; for Katayurs, it was called Kartipur.
History of Uttarakhand
