Namgyal Institute of Tibetology
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.Photo: Subhrajyoti07, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Museum
- Description: Tibet museum in Gangtok, Sikkim, India
- Also known as: “NIT” and “Sikkim Research Institute of Tibetology”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Do-drul Chorten and Paljor Stadium.
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. Do-drul Chorten is situated 310 metres south of 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. Paljor Stadium is situated 2 km north of Namgyal Institute of Tibetology.
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 3 km southwest of Namgyal Institute of Tibetology.
Pakyong
Town
Pakyong is a Municipal 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 8 km south of Namgyal Institute of Tibetology.
Namgyal Institute of Tibetology
- Categories: Tibet Museum, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Gangtok, East Sikkim, Sikkim, Eastern India, India, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
27.31574° or 27° 18′ 57″ northLongitude
88.60483° or 88° 36′ 17″ eastOpen location code
7MVC8J83+7WOpenStreetMap ID
node 4279001217OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q2710202
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Ukrainian—“Namgyal Institute of Tibetology” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “南加藏学研究所”
- Chinese: “南加藏学研究院”
- Chinese: “南加藏學研究所”
- Chinese: “南嘉藏學研究所”
- Dutch: “Namgyal Institute of Tibetology”
- Dutch: “Namgyal-Instituut voor Tibetologie”
- Dutch: “Tibetologie-instituut Namgyal”
- Dutch: “Tibetologieinstituut Namgyal”
- French: “Institut de tibétologie Namgyal”
- French: “Institut Namgyal de tibétologie”
- German: “Institut de tibétologie Namgyal”
- German: “Institut Namgyal de tibétologie”
- German: “Namgyal Institute of Tibetology”
- German: “NIT”
- German: “Rnam-rgyal Bod-kyi Śes-rig Ñams-źib-khaṅ”
- German: “Sikkim Research Institute of Tibetology”
- German: “Tibetology Museum”
- Hindi: “नामग्याल तिब्बत अध्ययन संस्थान”
- Italian: “Istituto di tibetologia Namgyal”
- Persian: “انستیتوی تبتشناسی نامگیال”
- Russian: “Институт тибетологии Намгьял”
- Russian: “Тибетологический институт Намгьял”
- Tamil: “நம்கியால் திபெத்தியல் நிறுவனம்”
- Ukrainian: “Інститут тибетології Намґ’ял”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Guru kubum ningmapa monastery and Sikh Gurudwara.
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