Darjeeling, Mountain resort town in West Bengal, India
The city stands at an elevation of 2,100 meters in the Sikkim Himalayas, surrounded by extensive tea plantations and dense forested slopes.
The East India Company established Darjeeling as a summer retreat in 1835, transforming it from a small village into a prominent colonial hill station.
The population represents a fusion of Nepali, Tibetan, and Bengali communities, with Buddhist monasteries and Hindu temples dotting the mountainous landscape.
The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, a narrow-gauge train service, connects the city to Siliguri through 88 kilometers of mountain tracks.
The specific geographical and climate conditions of Darjeeling create the perfect environment for producing the internationally recognized black tea varieties.
Location: Darjeeling Sadar subdivision
Founders: East India Company
Elevation above the sea: 2,115 m
Website: http://dm.gensoftindia.co.in
Website: http://dm.gensoftindia.co.in
GPS coordinates: 27.03776,88.26318
Latest update: May 27, 2025 19:54
Darjeeling Himalayan Railway
901 m
Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park
2.5 km
Yiga Choeling Monastery
3.2 km
Peace Pagoda, Darjeeling
1.2 km
Darjeeling Ropeway
3.9 km
Lloyd's Botanical Garden
762 m
Senchal Wildlife Sanctuary
4.9 km
Raj Bhavan, Darjeeling
1.5 km
Gopaldhara Tea Estate
16.2 km
Karma Dorje Chyoling monastery
1.5 km
Arya Tea Estate
2.5 km
Roy Villa
2.1 km
St. Andrew's Church
1.2 km
Puttabong Tea Estate
3.2 km
Rabindra Museum
13.1 km
Pokhriabong Lepcha Monastery
12.7 km
Avongrove Tea Estate
12.2 km
Bengal Natural History Museum
2.4 km
Chagpori Medicine College
170 m
Tomb of Sándor Kőrösi Csoma
1.4 km
Darjeeling Town Hall
820 m
Tomb of George W. Aylmer Lloyd
1.4 km
Butto Kristo Dham
348 m
Netaji Museum and Centre for Studies in Himalayan Languages Society & Culture
19.4 km
DHR Ghum Museum
3.4 km
Statue of Padmasambhava in Namchi
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Himalayan Tibet Museum
328 m
Deshbandhu Museum
1.1 kmReviews
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