monastère de Rumteck
monastère de Rumteck is a religious locality in Gangtok, East Sikkim, Sikkim and has an elevation of 1,251 metres. monastère de Rumteck is situated nearby to the locality Bhurtuk, as well as near Chandmari.Places of Interest
Highlights include Paljor Stadium and Namgyal Institute of Tibetology.
Paljor Stadium
Stadium
Photo: Prajakta, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Paljor Stadium is a football stadium located in Gangtok, Sikkim, India. It can host 30,000 spectators. Besides earlier hosting the I-League and the I-League 2, the stadium also hosts matches of various local divisions and tournaments.
Namgyal Institute of Tibetology
Museum
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Namgyal Institute of Tibetology is a Tibet museum in Gangtok, Sikkim, India, named after the 11th Chogyal of Sikkim, Sir Tashi Namgyal. The institute employs researchers and one of its new research programs is a project which seeks to document the social history of Sikkim's approximated 60 monasteries and record this on a computer.
Do-drul Chorten
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Do-drul Chorten is a stupa in Gangtok in the Indian state of Sikkim. Inside this stupa is a complete set of Dorjee Phurba, Kangyur and other religious objects.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gangtok and Ranipool.
Gangtok
Photo: Sujay25, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Gangtok is a bustling, friendly hill station, and the capital of the Himalayan state of Sikkim. The name Gangtok is derived from the Tibetan word for 'hillside,' and the city has a population of around 100,000 being a mixture of indigenous Sikkimese and people of Nepalese and Tibetan ancestry.
Ranipool
Suburb
Ranipool is a small suburban town located in the bank of river Ranikhola at the junction of National Highway 10 and National Highway 717A in Gangtok District of the Indian state of Sikkim. Ranipool is situated 4½ km south of monastère de Rumteck.
Pakyong
Town
Pakyong is a city and district headquarters of Pakyong district in the Indian state of Sikkim, located in the foothills of the Himalayas. Pakyong Airport is the only airport of Sikkim. The "National Research Centre for Orchids" is also located here. Pakyong is situated 10 km south of monastère de Rumteck.
monastère de Rumteck
- Type: Religious locality
- Also known as: “monastere de Rumteck” and “Rumtek”
- Location: Gangtok, East Sikkim, Sikkim, Eastern India, India, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
27.3319° or 27° 19′ 55″ northLongitude
88.6019° or 88° 36′ 7″ eastElevation
1,251 metres (4,104 feet)Open location code
7MVC8JJ2+QQGeoNames ID
6691705
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