Please tell me about history and importance of Haridwar?

ANSWER TO THE ABOVE QUESTION Haridwar is in Uttarakand State. It is an important pilgrimage place in Haridwar District. The River Ganges, after flowing for 253 kilometres (157 mi) from its source at Gaumukh at the edge of the Gangotri Glacier, enters the Indo-Gangetic Plains of North India for the first time at Haridwar, which gave the city its ancient name, Gangadw