Koraput Tourism, Orissa India
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Koraput Fast Facts
- State: Orissa
- District: Koraput
- Famous for/as: City
- Area: 3,166,414 km2
- Language: Oriya, Telugu, Hindi, English and Tribal Dialects
- Best Season: October to March
- Weather: Max: 41.2 C Min: 10.2 C
- Clothing: Light cotton in summer and heavy woollen in winter
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- STDCode: 06852
Koraput Info
Government of Odisha Tourist Office,
Koraput Club Koraput-764020,
Tel. 06852-250318;
Indiatourism Bhubaneswar Paryatan Bhawan 2nd Floor, Lewis Road,
Bhubaneswar-751014,
Tel/fax. 06742432203, 2435487,
Koraput, India Overview
If your desire is to marvel at the awesome power of nature, Koraput is the place to be. The district’s main claims to fame are enchanting hills, verdant forests, winding streams and exotic wildlife. Add to these: a rich tribal way of life. The commercial nerve centre of Koraput district, Jeypore is bounded by hills of the Eastern Ghats and Araku hills on three sides and has also an impressive collection of architectural sights. Untainted by commercial tourist development, Koraput is a tourist’s destination for solitude seekers, wildlife lovers and history buffs. Jeypore is the convenient base for exploring the places of interest in and around.
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Koraput, India History
The district of Koraput derives its name from its headquarters the present town of Koraput. In ancient times when the Nalas were ruling over this tract, Pushkari near modern Umarkot was the capital city. In the medieval period Nandapur developed as the capital under the Silavamsi kings and sometimes under the kings of the Solar dynasty. Vikram Dev of the Solar dynasty shifted his headquarters to Jeypore about the middle of the 17th century and this town prospered as the capital. Koraput was chosen by the British in 1870 for better health prospects. The origin of the name of Koraput is obscure. There are several theories, none of which are convincing.According to Mr. R.C.S.Bell the name of the town is ‘Kora-Putti’ or”the hamlet of the nux-vomica” and it is derived presumably from a tree or trees that must at one time have been prominent near the site. But today not a single tree of nux-vomica is to be found near about the town of Koraput and so the assumption or Mr. Bell is open to question.According to second theory, Koraput is corrupted form of ‘Karaka pentho’ Karaka literally mans ‘hail-stone’. It is also believed that one ‘Khora Naiko’ laid foundation of the village during the time of Nandapur kings. He hailed probably from Ranpur and served under the Nandapur kings in the Militia, and for his faithful and meritorious services he has permitted to establish this village which was named after him as Khora Putu, and later on the name has been abbreviated to ‘Koraput’.Koraput is also a Tourism Place.The town is surrounded by mountains, thick forests and waterfalls.