het ▁District ▁was ▁proposed ▁to ▁be ▁car ved ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁Al m ora ▁District ▁and ▁yet ▁to ▁come ▁in ▁existence . ▁ ▁Geography ▁ ▁The ▁town ▁of ▁Al m ora ▁is ▁situated ▁over ▁a ▁horse ▁s addle - sh aped ▁r idge ▁of ▁a ▁mountain . ▁The ▁eastern ▁portion ▁of ▁the ▁r idge ▁is ▁known ▁as ▁Tal if at ▁and ▁the ▁western ▁one ▁is ▁known ▁as ▁Sel if at . ▁The ▁market ▁is ▁at ▁the ▁top ▁of ▁the ▁r idge ▁where ▁these ▁two , ▁Tal if at ▁and ▁Sel if at ▁joint ly ▁terminate . ▁ ▁The ▁market ▁is ▁ ▁long ▁and ▁is ▁covered ▁with ▁stone ▁sl abs . ▁The ▁place ▁of ▁the ▁present ▁canton ment ▁was ▁formerly ▁known ▁as ▁L alm and i . ▁Pres ently ▁where ▁the ▁collect or ate ▁exists , ▁the ▁' M alla ▁Mah al ' ▁( Upper ▁Court ) ▁of ▁Ch anda ▁k ings ▁was ▁located . ▁The ▁site ▁of ▁present ▁District ▁Hospital ▁used ▁to ▁be ▁' T alla ▁Mah al ' ▁( Lower ▁Court ) ▁of ▁Ch and ▁r ul ers . ▁ ▁Sim alk het ▁is ▁a ▁village ▁situated ▁in ▁the ▁border ▁of ▁Al m ora ▁and ▁Cham oli . ▁ ▁People ▁of ▁this ▁village ▁can ▁speak ▁both ▁K uma uni ▁and ▁Gar hw ali ▁languages . ▁ ▁On ▁the ▁top ▁of ▁a ▁hill ▁there ▁is ▁a ▁temple ▁called ▁Bh ai rav ▁G adi . ▁ ▁G ori ▁River ▁flows ▁through ▁Al m ora ▁District . ▁ ▁Vis itor ▁attra ctions ▁▁ ▁Ch it