Category:Gangtok
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བོད་ཡིག: སྒང་ཐོག་
English: 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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Media in category "Gangtok"
The following 22 files are in this category, out of 22 total.
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A beautiful town.jpg 720 × 1,260; 326 KB
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B20 meeting under India’s G20 presidency begins in Gangtok today 01.jpg 1,599 × 1,066; 200 KB
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B20 meeting under India’s G20 presidency begins in Gangtok today 02.jpg 1,280 × 852; 175 KB
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B20 meeting under India’s G20 presidency begins in Gangtok today 03.jpg 1,599 × 1,066; 271 KB
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B20 meeting under India’s G20 presidency begins in Gangtok today 04.jpg 1,600 × 1,162; 271 KB
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Chandmari.jpg 4,032 × 3,024; 1.25 MB
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Dr. Aniket at Sikkim University (16408).jpg 3,072 × 4,096; 16.01 MB
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Dr. Aniket at Sikkim University.jpg 3,072 × 4,096; 13.84 MB
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Dusk In Gangtok.jpg 1,161 × 847; 72 KB
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Dzuluk.jpg 4,000 × 3,000; 1.34 MB
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ICCC Gangtok Smart City.jpg 2,000 × 1,500; 357 KB
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Kabi Longtsaok.webm 12 s, 720 × 1,280; 14.48 MB
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M.G ,Marg Gangtok,Night View.webm 7.9 s, 1,080 × 1,920; 6.68 MB
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Sikkim Government College Gangtok.webm 4.9 s, 478 × 850; 261 KB
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Sikkim valley.jpg 5,364 × 3,013; 10.13 MB
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Sikkim-Gangtok wooden bridge.jpg 720 × 1,280; 221 KB
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Tadong areal view of Gangtok.jpg 3,280 × 2,464; 719 KB
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TNA Ground Artificial turf.jpg 1,024 × 768; 111 KB
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Traditional wooden houses in Gangtok, Sikkim.jpg 3,060 × 4,080; 3.73 MB
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Traffic Congestion, 6th Mile, Gangtok.webm 45 s, 1,080 × 1,920; 86.65 MB
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Wellness park at Gangtok.jpg 3,280 × 2,464; 846 KB
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White Hall located on the ridge road, Gangtok.jpg 4,080 × 1,792; 3 MB
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