Chaubatia

Chaubattia is a settlement in Almora district, in the state of Uttarakhand, northern India. It is located roughly 10 kilometres (6 mi) south of the cantonment town of Ranikhet.[2] Chabattia is 1,800 metres (5,906 ft) above sea level,[3] within sight of the western peaks of the Himalayas. Its name literally means a common meeting point of four paths ("chau" meaning four and "bat" meaning path).[2] It is named this way because of its location at the intersection of four places connects in front of Rawat Building: Bhargaon, Ranikhet, Dehrti and Pilkholi.[3]

Chaubattia
City
Country India
StateUttarakhand
DistrictAlmora
Languages
 • OfficialHindi
 • OtherKumaoni
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
263651[1]
Telephone code+91-5966

Chaubattia is best known as the location of a botanical garden and fruit orchard which are popular with tourists to the region.[4] The gardens contain predominantly apple, peach, plum and apricot trees.[3] It is also home to a government operated fruit and vegetable research centre,[5] which owns and runs the fruit orchard.

References
  1. "Chaubattia S.O, Almora | Uttarakhand". Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  2. Tyagi, Nutan (1991). Hill Resorts of U.P. Himalaya,: A Geographical Study. Indus Publishing. p. 207. ISBN 9788185182629.
  3. "Chaubatia Gardens in Uttarakhand". discoveredindia.com. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
  4. Nag, Prithvis (1999). Tourism and Trekking in Nainital Region. Concept Publishing Company. p. 70. ISBN 9788170227694.
  5. Sati, Vishwambhar Prasad (2004). Horticultural Development In Hills. Mittal Publications. p. 82. ISBN 9788170999430.


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