Uttarkhand, formerly known as Uttaranchal, is located in the northeast of India and borders China to the East, stretching from the hills of Haridwar and Corbett through the Himalayan foothills of the districts of Dehradun and Almor to the great Himalayan range in the North and East. The Capital Of Uttarakhand Is Dehradun. Uttarakhand is divided into several districts, the most popular are the districts: Garhwal, which is the location of char Dham - "four shrines": Yamunotri, Gangotri, Kedarnath, Badrinath. Char Dham is considered the seat of the Gods and the beginning of the sacred rivers of India.