Category:Gangtok
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Gangtok (Nepali and Hindi: गंगटोक) is the capital and largest town of the Indian state of Sikkim. Gangtok is located in the Shivalik Hills of the eastern Himalayan range, at an altitude of 1,437 metres (4,715 ft). The town has a population of thirty thousand belonging to different ethnicities such as Nepalis, Lepchas and Bhutia. Nestled within higher peaks of the Himalaya and enjoying a year-round mild temperate climate, Gangtok is at the centre of Sikkim’s tourism industry, and a popular Buddhist pilgrimage site after the construction of the Enchey Monastery. In 1975, after the integration with the union of India, Gangtok was made India's twenty-second state capital. The precise meaning of the name Gangtok is unclear, though the most popular meaning is "hill top". Today, Gangtok is a centre of Tibetan Buddhist culture and learning, with the presence of several monasteries, religious educational institutions, and centres for Tibetology.
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 capital of the state of Sikkim | |||||
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| Location | East Sikkim district, Kingdom of Sikkim, India | ||||
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Media in category "Gangtok"
The following 17 files are in this category, out of 17 total.
Alstroemeria or Peruvian lily or lily of the Incas.jpg 4,000 × 4,000; 7.05 MB
Arun photography.jpg 2,340 × 2,340; 1.64 MB
Bird's eye view of Gangtok City from Ganeshtok.jpg 6,016 × 4,000; 17.24 MB
Blue Hydrangea (common names hydrangea or hortensia).jpg 3,237 × 3,237; 3.73 MB
Closeup of Lilium 'Stargazer' (the 'Stargazer lily').jpg 3,193 × 2,463; 3.61 MB
Closeup of Stamen and stigma of Lilium 'Stargazer' (the 'Stargazer lily').jpg 4,051 × 2,025; 3.55 MB
Do-drul Chorten Stupa, Gangtok, Sikkim.jpg 3,776 × 5,552; 12.73 MB
Gangtok City Night View.jpg 6,016 × 4,000; 15.27 MB
- Hi-Gangtok.ogg 1.2 s; 21 KB
India P9291349 (15901272699).jpg 4,032 × 3,024; 2.61 MB
Lilium 'Stargazer' (the 'Stargazer lily').jpg 4,000 × 4,683; 5.84 MB
P 20151118 151335.jpg 3,264 × 1,836; 1.23 MB
Pink common foxglove or Digitalis purpurea.jpg 4,000 × 5,324; 5.23 MB
Pink Hydrangea (common names hydrangea or hortensia).jpg 4,742 × 3,153; 5.83 MB
Top view of gangtok.jpg 2,448 × 3,264; 2.69 MB
View of Gangtok City from Crown Prince Tenzing Kunzang Namgyal Walkway.jpg 5,589 × 3,732; 22.03 MB
View of Gangtok from Namgyal Monastery.jpg 4,608 × 3,456; 2.91 MB
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