North India, known natively as Uttar Bhārat/Āryavarta is a loosely defined region consisting of the northern part of India. In a broader sense, the larger North India region includes northern and some of eastern India and the Indus Valley of Pakistan.The dominant geographical features of North India are the Indo-Gangetic Plain and the Himalayas, which demarcate the region from Tibet and Central Asia. North India has been the historical centre of the Maurya, Gupta, Mughal, Sur, Maratha, Sikh and British Indian Empires. It has a diverse culture, and includes the Hindu pilgrimage centers of Char Dham, Haridwar, Varanasi, Ayodhya, Mathura, Vaishno Devi and Pushkar, the Buddhist pilgrimage centers of Bodh Gaya, Sarnath and Kushinagar, the Sikh Golden Temple and the Muslim pilgrimage destination of Ajmer, as well as world heritage sites such as the Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve, Khajuraho temples, Hill Forts of Rajasthan, Jantar Mantar (Jaipur), Bhimbetka Caves, Sanchi monuments, Qutb Minar, Red Fort, Agra Fort, Fatehpur Sikri and the Taj Mahal. Hindi language is the Lingua franca of North India.
North India Travel Guide
Top Destinations in North India
Delhi, India
New Delhi is the capital of India and a city with good heritage. It is the largest metropolis city in the world and is known for its food, cultural diversity ... more
Agra, India
Agra is a city on the banks of the Yamuna river in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, about 210 kilometres south of the national capital New Delhi. With a ... more
Jaipur, India
Jaipur is the capital of India's Rajasthan state. It evokes the royal family that once ruled the region and that, in 1727, founded what is now called the Old ... more
Jaisalmer, India
JJaisalmer is a former medieval trading center and a princely state in the western Indian state of Rajasthan, in the heart of the Thar Desert. Known as the "... more
Jodhpur, India
Jodhpur is a city in the Thar Desert of the northwest Indian state of Rajasthan. Its 15th-century Mehrangarh Fort is a former palace that's now a museum, ... more
Udaipur, India
Udaipur in Rajasthan, is often called the most romantic city in India because of its famed lakes and palaces. Therefore it's only natural that they feature ... more
Haridwar, India
Haridwar is an ancient city and important Hindu pilgrimage site in North India's Uttarakhand state, where the River Ganges exits the Himalayan foothills. The ... more
Rishikesh, India
Rishikesh is a city in India's northern state of Uttarakhand, in the Himalayan foothills beside the Ganges River. The river is considered holy, and the city is ... more
Mussoorie, India
Mussoorie is a hill station and a municipal board in the Dehradun district of the Indian state of Uttarakhand. It is about 35 kilometres from the state capital ... more
Nainital, India
Nainital is a Himalayan resort town in the Kumaon region of India's Uttarakhand state, at an elevation of roughly 2,000m. Formerly a British hill station, it'... more
Varanasi, India
Varanasi is a city in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh dating to the 11th century B.C. Regarded as the spiritual capital of India, the city draws ... more
Dharamshala, India
Dharamshala or Dharamsala is a hill station in Himachal Pradesh, famed for its large Tibetan community centred around the activities of the Dalai Lama.The major... more
Dalhousie, India
Dalhousie is a high-altitude town spread across 5 hills near the Dhauladhar mountain range in the north Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. It's home to colonial-... more
Kullu, India
Kullu is a municipal council town that serves as the administrative headquarters of the Kullu district of the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. It is located ... more
Manali, India
Manali is a high-altitude Himalayan resort town in India's northern Himachal Pradesh state. It has a reputation as a backpacking center and honeymoon ... more
Leh, India
Leh, located in the rocky paradise of Ladakh, reflects eternal beauty surrounded by the Mighty Himalayas. Originally a crossroad of several old trading routes... more
Srinagar, India
Srinagar city an embodiment of romance and beauty is rightly called the Venice of the East as it nestles comfortably within the core of the Kashmir Valley. ... more
Shimla, India
Shimla is the capital of the northern Indian state of Himachal Pradesh, in the Himalayan foothills. Once the summer capital of British India, it remains the ... more
