Baijnath, Uttarakhand

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Uttarakhand • India
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Location of Baijnath
Coordinates: 29°54′25″N 79°36′54″E / 29.90697, 79.61504
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
Area
• Elevation
• 1,125 m (3,691 ft)
District(s) Bageshwar

Coordinates: 29°54′25″N 79°36′54″E / 29.90697, 79.61504 Baijnath is a small Indian town on the banks of the Gomti River in the Bageshwar district of Uttarakhand.

[edit] History

Baijnath has remained the capital of Katyuri Kings, who ruled the area from 7th-11th century AD., then it was known as Kartikeyapura and lies in the centre of 'Katyur' valley; in 1901 it is was a small village with a population of 148 [1].

[edit] References

  1. ^ Kartikeyapura The Imperial Gazetteer of India 1909, v. 6, p. 217.

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