Saur Valley (also Soar; hi, सोर घाटी) is a small valley, long and wide, which resembles Kashmir Valley, located in

Pithoragarh district Pithoragarh district is the easternmost district in the state of Uttarakhand. It is located in the Himalayas and has an area of and a population of 483,439 (as of 2011). The city of Pithoragarh, located in Saur Valley, is its headquarters. T ...

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state of

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Pithoragarh Pithoragarh ( Kumaoni: ''Pithor'garh'') is a Himalayan city with a Municipal Board in Pithoragarh district in the Indian state of Uttarakhand. It is the fourth largest city of Kumaon and the largest in Kumaon hills. It is an education hub of t ...

town (the headquarters of the district) is situated in this valley. The valley is surrounded by beautiful mountains, slopes gently to the south-east, and is bisected into north and south by a tubular ridge of

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and greenstone originating in the mountains to the north-west and branching down to the south-east. The altitude is above sea level. One can have panoramic views of the vast snow range extending across Trishuli,

Nanda Devi Nanda Devi is the second-highest mountain in India, after Kangchenjunga, and the highest located entirely within the country (Kangchenjunga is on the border of India and Nepal). It is the 23rd-highest peak in the world. Nanda Devi was consi ...

, Panchchuli Group, and Api of

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from the place named Chandak, located on a nearby hill. Most Manu, near Chandak, hosts an annual fair.

History

Saur was under Kumaon Kingdom, Saur was ruled by Katyuri Kings. Some remnants of their forts of Ajayemerukot, Unchakot, Bhatkot, Bailerkot, Udaypurkot, Dumrakot, Sahajkot, Bamuakot, Dewarkot, and Dunikot are still present, In 1449, the Chand kings displaced katyuri kings from saur, and Prithivi Gosaein built a fort named Pithora Garh, for which the area was later named.

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History

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