Roorkee

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Roorkee is a city in the Indian state of Uttarakhand, best known for hosting the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee and for its historical role in engineering and canal construction during the British era.

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Roorkee canonical 15
Roorkee main campus 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
associatedWithField civil engineering
hydraulic engineering
connectedByHighway National Highway 58 NERFINISHED
National Highway 73 NERFINISHED
country India
distanceFromDelhiApproxKm about 180 km
elevationApproxMeters about 270 m
formerNameOfInstitutionLocatedHere Thomason College of Civil Engineering
governingBody Roorkee Municipal Corporation
hasClimate humid subtropical climate
hasEducationalInstitution College of Engineering Roorkee
Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
Quantum University (Roorkee campus)
hasNearbyMilitaryEstablishment Bengal Engineer Group centre
hasPostalCodeRange 247667
hasTelephoneCode 01332
hasUniversity Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
historicalEvent construction of Upper Ganga Canal in 19th century
establishment of Thomason College of Civil Engineering in 1847
historicalRole base for Upper Ganga Canal construction
center of civil engineering during British India
knownFor Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
canal engineering history
engineering education
language English
Garhwali
Hindi
locatedIn Haridwar district
Uttarakhand
locatedInRegion Doab region
linked to: Doab

northern India
locatedInTimeZone Indian Standard Time
locatedNear Ganges River
linked to: Ganges
locatedOn Ganga canal
nearestMajorCity Dehradun
Haridwar
Saharanpur
partOf Garhwal division
linked to: Garhwal
populationCharacteristic medium-sized city
railwayLine Delhi–Dehradun line
railwayStation Roorkee railway station
regionCodeISO IN-UT
stateCapitalDistanceApproxKm about 70 km from Dehradun
utcOffset +05:30
vehicleRegistrationCode UK08

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