Geography
Saharanpur is located at 29°58′N 77°33′E / 29.97°N 77.55°E / 29.97; 77.55,Falling Rain Genomics, Inc – Saharanpur about 140 kilometres (87 mi) south-southeast from Chandigarh and 170 kilometres (110 mi) north-northeast from Delhi. It has an average elevation of 269 metres (883 ft). The portion of Doab in which Saharanpur is situated was probably one of the first region of upper India occupied by the Aryans colonisers as they spread eastward from the Punjab.
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