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'''Saur Valley''' (also '''Soar'''; {{lang-hi|सोर घाटी}}) is a small valley, {{Convert|8|km|mi|abbr=on}} long and {{Convert|5|km|mi|abbr=on}} wide, which resembles [[Kashmir]] Valley, located in [[Pithoragarh district]] of [[Uttarakhand]] state of [[India]]. [[Pithoragarh]] town (the headquarters of the district) is situated in this valley. The valley is surrounded by beautiful mountains, slopes gently to the south-east, and is bisected into north and south by a tubular ridge of [[slate]], [[limestone]] and greenstone originating in the mountains to the north-west and branching down to the south-east. The altitude is {{Convert|1650|m|ft|abbr=on}} above sea level. One can have panoramic views of the vast snow range extending across [[Trishuli]], [[Nanda Devi]], [[Panchchuli]] Group, and [[Api (mountain)|Api]] of [[Nepal]] from the place named Chandak, located on a nearby {{Convert|2000|m|ft|adj=on|abbr=on}} hill. Most Manu, near Chandak, hosts an annual fair.<br />
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==History==<br />
Saur was under [[Kumaon Kingdom]], Saur was ruled by [[Katyuri Kings]]. Some remnants of their forts of Ajayemerukot, Unchakot, Bhatkot, Bailerkot, Udaypurkot, Dumrakot, Sahajkot, Bamuakot, Dewarkot, and Dunikot are still present, In 1449, the [[Chand kings]] displaced katyuri kings from saur, and Prithivi Gosaein built a fort named Pithora Garh, for which the area was later named.<ref>{{Cite book|last1=Ramesh|first1=S.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bINuAAAAMAAJ&q=kumaon+jewel+of+himalaya&dq=kumaon+jewel+of+himalaya|title=Kumaon: Jewel of the Himalayas|last2=Ramesh|first2=Brinda|date=2001|publisher=UBS Publishers' Distributors|isbn=978-81-7476-327-3|language=en}}</ref><br />
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==See also==<br />
[[Darma Valley]]<br />
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[[Johar Valley]]<br />
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[[Pithoragarh district]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:Valleys of Uttarakhand]]<br />
[[Category:Geography of Pithoragarh district]]</div>->Yobot