Doon Valley

For a valley in Scotland, see Cumnock and Doon Valley.

Doon Valley, Dehradun, 1850s

Doon Valley is a valley located in Sivalik Hills in Uttarakhand, India. It is the location of Dehradun, capital of Uttarakhand state.

Etmology

Doon or Dun (Hindi: दून) is a local word for valley, particularly an open valley in the Sivaliks or between the Sivaliks and higher himalayan foothills. Other valleys in this region have names like, Patli Dun, Kothri Dun, Pinjore Dun in Himachal Pradesh.

Important areas

Kalesar National Park and Jaunsar-Bawar region lie within the valley as well.

Towns

• Dehradun
• Paonta Sahib
• Narendra Nagar

See also

• List of valleys of India

Further reading

• The Doon valley across the years, by Ganesh Saili. Publisher: Rupa & Co., 2007.

External links

• Dehradun  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed (1911). Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.