▁is ▁well ▁connected ▁and ▁in ▁proxim ity ▁to ▁H imal ay an ▁tour ist ▁destin ations ▁such ▁as ▁Mus so orie , ▁and ▁A uli ▁and ▁the ▁H indu ▁holy ▁cities ▁of ▁Har id war ▁and ▁R ish ik esh ▁along ▁with ▁the ▁H imal ay an ▁pil gr image ▁circuit ▁of ▁Ch ota ▁Char ▁D ham . ▁De hr ad un ▁is ▁also ▁known ▁for ▁its ▁Bas m ati ▁rice ▁and ▁b ak ery ▁products . ▁De hr ad un ▁houses ▁various ▁defense ▁academ ies ▁and ▁research ▁instit utes , ▁such ▁as ▁Indian ▁Military ▁Academy , ▁Ras ht ri ya ▁Indian ▁Military ▁College , ▁Forest ▁Research ▁Institute , ▁and ▁W ad ia ▁Institute ▁of ▁H imal ay an ▁Ge ology . ▁ ▁Et ym ology ▁De hr ad un ▁is ▁made ▁up ▁of ▁two ▁words : ▁De h ra ▁is ▁derived ▁from ▁the ▁word ▁D era , ▁meaning ▁camp ▁or ▁temporary ▁settlement . ▁Dun ▁or ▁Do on ▁in ▁Gar hw ali ▁language ▁refers ▁to ▁a ▁valley ▁that ▁lies ▁between ▁the ▁middle ▁H imal ay as ▁and ▁the ▁" Sh ival iks ". ▁Other ▁prominent ▁Do on ▁valle ys ▁are ▁Kot li ▁Do on , ▁Pat li ▁Do on ▁and ▁Pin j ore ▁Do on . ▁When ▁Ram ▁R ai , ▁son ▁of ▁G uru ▁Har ▁R ai , ▁came ▁to ▁this ▁region ▁with ▁his ▁follow ers , ▁he ▁established ▁a ▁camp ▁here ▁for ▁them . ▁Ar ound ▁this ▁time , ▁the ▁modern ▁city ▁of ▁De hr ad un ▁started ▁to ▁develop .