Landour, British colonial hill station in Dehradun District, India
Landour is a cantonment town in a hilly region of Dehradun District that sits on an east-west ridge above Mussoorie. Deodar cedars, Himalayan oaks, and rhododendron forests surround the settlement and shape the landscape of the area.
The settlement began in 1825 when Captain Frederick Young built the first permanent structure in the area. It was named after a Welsh village and grew into a British hill outpost in the foothills of the Himalayas.
The town keeps its colonial look through stone buildings like St Paul's Church and Woodstock School that line the streets. The name comes from a Welsh village and reminds people of the British roots that are still visible in how the place looks today.
The town is best reached through Jolly Grant Airport in Dehradun, from where you travel about 35 kilometers by taxi through mountain roads. The best time to visit is during the dry season or autumn, when the weather is more stable and road conditions are safer.
The area is home to more than 350 bird species, including pheasants and raptors that can be seen year-round. Larger animals like leopards and sloth bears also live in the surrounding forests, sharing the mountain landscape.
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