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Almora is a municipal board, a cantonment town in the Almora district in the state of Uttarakhand, India. Almora was founded in 1568.It lies at an altitude of 1,638 meters (5,500 feet) on a horse saddle shaped ridge at the southern edge of the Kumaon hills. Almora is the gateway to many tourism destinations in the Kumaon region, and is a tourist destination in itself. It is a town bustling with activity and a rich cultural heritage and history. It is considered the cultural heart of the Kumaon region of Uttarakhand. Almora has also been closely linked with many great leaders of India- Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru was jailed here during the independence movement, while Swami Vivekananda spent the last few days of his life in the natural environs here.
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