ALMORA

town, northwestern Uttar Pradesh state, northern India. It lies on a ridge of the Himalayan foothills and is about 170 miles (275 km) northeast of New Delhi. After the Gurkhas captured Almora in 1790, they built a fort on the ridge's eastern end; another fort stands on the western end. The Gurkhas suffered a defeat by the British near Almora in 1815. An agricultural trade centre, the town also has some manufacturing and a college affiliated with Kumaun University. A road links the town with cities to the south. Pop. (1991) town, 26,001; metropolitan area, 28,051.