Old Rumtek Monastry
Old Rumtek Monastry is a Buddhist temple in Gangtok, East Sikkim, Sikkim. Old Rumtek Monastry is situated nearby to the post office 737135 Rumtek Branch Office, as well as near the police station Metal detector, drone check.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Rumtek Monastery.
Rumtek Monastery
Buddhist temple
Photo: Bgag, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Rumtek Monastery, also called the Dharma Chakra Centre, is a gompa located in the Indian state of Sikkim near the capital Gangtok. It is the seat in exile of the Gyalwang Karmapa, inaugurated in 1966 by the 16th Karmapa. Rumtek Monastery is situated 310 metres north of Old Rumtek Monastry.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ranipool and Pakyong.
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 east of Old Rumtek Monastry.
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 6 km southeast of Old Rumtek Monastry.
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.
Old Rumtek Monastry
- Type: Buddhist temple
- Categories: building, temple, place of worship, and religion
- Location: Gangtok, East Sikkim, Sikkim, Eastern India, India, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
27.28598° or 27° 17′ 10″ northLongitude
88.56164° or 88° 33′ 42″ eastOpen location code
7MVC7HP6+9MOpenStreetMap ID
way 478610192OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=place_of_worshipOpenStreetMap feature
building=temple
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