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A hill station is a type of hill town, mostly in colonial Asia, but also in colonial Africa, founded by European colonists as a refuge from the summer heat. As historian Dane Kennedy observes about th
Shimla, a city founded as a hill station, served as the summer capital of British India. The city's urban planning and architecture were designed to foster a European experience for homesick colonial officials and executives.
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Sajek Valley, Rangamati Hill District, Bangladesh, the most popular hill station and summer destination in Bangladesh
Mussoorie
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Mussoorie is a hill station and a municipal board in the Dehradun district of the Indian state of Uttarakhand. It is about 26 kilometres from the state Winter capital Dehradun and 289 km north of the
Hill station
…a framework of meaning that influenced European views of the non-western world in general." Speaking about the development of hill stations like Mussoorie, Shekhar Pathak, historian of Himalayan cultures, noted that "the needs of this (European) elite created colonies in Dehradun of Indians to cater to…
View of Mussoorie in winter, with the Doon Valley in the distance
Landour Bazaar in the 1890s
A view of the Kempty Falls from the top of the hill. Kempty Fall is 15 km (9.3 mi) from Mussoorie along Kempty Fall Road.
Another view from top of a hill