Darjeeling

Darjeeling is a district of . Famous for its tea gardens, the region provides scenic views of hills and mountains, including Mt Kangchenjunga.
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is a hill station in the northern region of . It used to be a lovely Victorian town built among the Himalayan foothills, the remnants of which are still visible around the Chowrasta.

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The largest city in northern , is a liberal and cosmopolitan city that is known for its vibrant music scene and strong youth culture.

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is a town in the Darjeeling Hills‎ of . The town is also known as the "Land of Glorious Sunsets" because it faces the western part of the hills, and the sunset is visible through a glorious mix of clouds turning crimson, yellow and red.

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A hill station in the Darjeeling Hills of , has become a tourist destination for its climate, natural beauty and accessibility. The centre of all attraction is the Sumendu lake made by surrounded by a garden on one side and pine trees on the other, linked together by an arching footbridge called Indreni Pull.

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is a popular trekking destination in the far northwest corner of , adjacent to . Kangchenjunga, the world's 3rd highest peak, is visible for much of the trek, to the north, on the Nepalese border with Sikkim.

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is a town near in the Darjeeling district of state of near the border with state. Situated in , lies on the bank of River Teesta and has two bridges − namely Coronation Bridge and Railway Bridge over it.

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Mungpoo is a village in the Kurseong Vidhan Sabha Rangli Development Block in the Darjeeling Sadar Subdivision of the Darjeeling district in the state of , .

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is a village and a gram panchayat in the Kurseong CD block in the Kurseong subdivision of the Darjeeling district in the state of , .

Darjeeling

Latitude of center
26.8503° or 26° 51′ 1″ north
Longitude of center
88.2583° or 88° 15′ 30″ east
Population
1,850,000
Elevation
812 metres (2,664 feet)
Abbreviation
“DRJ”
Geo­Names ID
1273468
Wiki­data ID
Q1134759
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Western Panjabi—“Darjeeling” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مقاطعة دارجيلنغ”
  • Asturian: “Darjeeling (distritu)”
  • Asturian: “Darjeeling”
  • Asturian: “distritu de Darjeeling”
  • Basque: “Darjeeling barrutia”
  • Belarusian: “Дарджылінг”
  • Bengali: “দার্জিলিং জেলা”
  • Bengali: “দার্জিলিং’”
  • Bengali: “দার্জিলিং”
  • Bhojpuri: “दार्जिलिंग जिला”
  • Catalan: “districte de Darjeeling”
  • Catalan: “Districte de Darjeeling”
  • Catalan: “Sikkim Britànic”
  • Cebuano: “Darjiling (distrito sa Indya)”
  • Cebuano: “Darjiling”
  • Chinese: “Darjeeling”
  • Chinese: “大吉岭县”
  • Chinese: “大吉嶺縣”
  • Dutch: “Darjeeling”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “مقاطعه دارجيلنج”
  • French: “district de Darjeeling”
  • French: “District de Darjeeling”
  • German: “Darjeeling”
  • German: “Darjiling”
  • Gujarati: “દાર્જીલિંગ જિલ્લો”
  • Hindi: “दार्जिलिंग”
  • Hindi: “दार्जीलिंग जिला”
  • Indonesian: “Distrik Darjeeling”
  • Italian: “distretto di Darjeeling”
  • Italian: “Distretto di Darjeeling”
  • Japanese: “ダージリン地方”
  • Japanese: “ダージリン県”
  • Kashmiri: “دارجِلِنٛگ ضِلہٕ”
  • Macedonian: “Дарџилинг”
  • Malayalam: “ഡാർജിലിംഗ് ജില്ല”
  • Marathi: “दार्जीलिंग जिल्हा”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Darjeeling”
  • Mingrelian: “დარჯილინგიშ ოლქი”
  • Nepali: “दार्जिलिङ जिल्ला”
  • Nepali: “दार्जीलिङ जिला”
  • Nepali: “दार्जीलिङ जिल्ला”
  • Newari: “दार्जिलिङ जिल्ला”
  • Northern Frisian: “Darjeeling”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Darjeeling distrikt”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Darjeeling”
  • Norwegian: “Darjeeling”
  • Oriya: “ଦାର୍ଜିଲିଙ୍ଗ ଜିଲ୍ଲା”
  • Panjabi: “ਜ਼ਿਲ੍ਹਾ ਦਾਰਜਲਿੰਗ”
  • Persian: “دارجلینگ”
  • Persian: “ناحیه دارجیلینگ”
  • Portuguese: “Darjeeling”
  • Russian: “Дарджилинг”
  • Sanskrit: “दार्जिलिङ-मण्डलम्”
  • Sanskrit: “दार्जिलिङ्गमण्डलम्”
  • Santali: “ᱫᱟᱨᱡᱤᱞᱤᱝ ᱦᱚᱱᱚᱛ”
  • Scots: “Darjeeling destrict”
  • Slovenian: “Dardžiling”
  • Slovenian: “Darjeeling”
  • Spanish: “Distrito de Darjeeling”
  • Swedish: “Darjeeling”
  • Tamil: “டார்ஜிலிங் மாவட்டம்”
  • Telugu: “డార్జిలింగ్ జిల్లా”
  • Telugu: “డార్జీలింగ్ జిల్లా”
  • Ukrainian: “Дарджилінг”
  • Ukrainian: “Дарджилінґ”
  • Ukrainian: “Дарджілінґ”
  • Urdu: “دارجلنگ ضلع”
  • Vietnamese: “Darjeeling”
  • Western Panjabi: “ضلع دارجیلنگ”
  • “दार्जिलिंग जिला”

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