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A hill station is a touristic town located at a higher elevation than the nearby plain or valley. The English term was originally used mostly in colonial Asia, but also in Africa (albeit rarely), for towns founded by European colonialists as refuges from the summer heat as historian Dane Kennedy observes about the Indian context, "the hill station (...) was seen as an exclusive British preserve: here it was possible to render the Indian into an outsider".[1][2] The term is still used in present day, particularly in India, which has the largest number of hill stations, most are situated at an altitude of approximately 1,000 to 2,500 metres (3,300 to 8,200 ft). Nandi Hills is an 11th-century hill station that was developed by the Ganga dynasty in present-day Karnataka, India.[3][4][citation needed] Tipu Sultan (1751–1799) notably used it as a summer retreat.[5] Hill stations in British India were established for a variety of reasons. One of the first reasons in the early 1800s, was for t

Hill station - Wikipedia Jump to content From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Mountain resort in European colonies 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. A hill station is a type of hill town , mostly in colonial Asia , but also in colonial Africa (albeit rarely), founded by European colonists as a refuge from the summer heat. As historian Dane Kennedy observes about the Indian context, "the hill station (.

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