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Darjeeling, Bengali: দার্জিলিং)
is a Himalayan city in the
Indian state of West
Bengal. The name Darjeeling is composed
of two words “Dorje” and “ling”. “Dorje” means “thunderbolt” and “ling” means
“place”. So, Darjeeling is “the Land of Thunderbolt”. It is internationally renowned as a tourist
destination, along with its tea
industry and the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It is "hill town
headquarters" of Darjeeling district with a partially autonomous status
within the state of West Bengal. The town is located in the Mahabharat Range or Lesser
Himalaya at an average elevation of
6,710 ft (2,050 m).
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