Damthang
Damthang is a small town in the Namchi district of the Indian state of Sikkim. Damthang has an elevation of 2,021 metres.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Village
- Description: human settlement in India
- Also known as: “Damtang”, “Dāmthāng”, and “Damthang, Sikkim”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Namchi and Ravangla.
Namchi
Photo: Sujay25, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Namchi is the capital of South Sikkim. It resembles Gangtok in many ways, but is considerably more quiet and local in character, spared of the flood of domestic tourists and the catering industry that comes with it.
Ravangla
Photo: Rangan Datta Wiki, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ravangla is a relatively new tourist spot in South Sikkim. It is a small picturesque town on the highway from Gangtok to Gyalshing at an elevation of 8,000 ft. Ravangla is one of the few places in Sikkim which offer undisturbed views of the Greater Himalayas.
Damthang
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Namchi, South Sikkim, Sikkim, Eastern India, India, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
27.22943° or 27° 13′ 46″ northLongitude
88.38947° or 88° 23′ 22″ eastElevation
2,021 metres (6,631 feet)Open location code
7MVC69HQ+QQOpenStreetMap ID
node 974660324OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Urdu—“Damthang” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “达姆唐”
- Dutch: “Damthang, Sikkim”
- Hindi: “दमथांग”
- Hindi: “दामथंग”
- Nepali: “दामथाङ”
- Oriya: “ଦାମଥାଙ୍ଗ”
- Urdu: “دامتھانگ، سکم”
- Urdu: “دامتھانگ”
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