Gangtok is a capital city of Sikkim state. It is a hill station located in the eastern Himalayan range at an altitude of 1650 m (5414 ft). Different ethnic groups such as Nepali, Lepchas, Bhutia live in the town. Gangtok is a popular Buddhist pilgrimage site due to the Enchey Monastery. It is a centre of Tibetan Buddhist culture and learning. The Nathula Pass, located about 50 km from Gangtok, used to be the primary route of wool, fur and spice trade with Tibet.
Major tourist sites in and around Gangtok: Institute of Tibetology, Deer Park, The White Hall, Encgey Monastery, Do-drul Chorten (Stupa), Ganesh Tok, The Ipecac Garden, Kabi Longstok, Jawaharlal Nehru Botanical Garden, Tsongmo Lake, Rumtek Monastery, etc.

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