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Sikkim ( / ˈsɪkɪm / SIK-im; Nepali pronunciation: [ˈsikːim]) is a state in northeastern India. It borders the Tibet Autonomous Region of China in the north and northeast, Bhutan in the east, Koshi Province of Nepal in the west, and West Bengal in the south. Sikkim is also close to the Siliguri Corridor, which borders Bangladesh.
- Sikkim National Party
Sikkim National Party was a political party in the Kingdom...
- Language
The Sikkimese language, also called Sikkimese, Bhutia, or...
- Sikkim (Disambiguation)
Sikkim is a state of India, encompassing a former kingdom.....
- Rumtek Monastery
Rumtek Monastery (Tibetan: རུམ་ཐེག་དགོན་པ་, Wylie: rum theg...
- Prem Singh Tamang
Prem Singh Tamang (born 5 February 1968), better known as P....
- Sikkimese People
Ethnic Communities. The People of India, Sikkim, Voi-XXXIX...
- Chogyal
The Chogyal ("Dharma Kings", Tibetan: ཆོས་རྒྱལ, Wylie: chos...
- History
The history of Sikkim begins with the indigenous Lepcha's...
- Sikkim National Party
The history of Sikkim begins with the indigenous Lepcha's contact with early Tibetan settlers. Historically, Sikkim was a sovereign Monarchical State in the eastern Himalayas. Later a protectorate of India followed by a merger with India and official recognition as a state of India.
Sikkim, state of India, located in the northeastern part of the country, in the eastern Himalayas. Long a sovereign political entity, Sikkim became a protectorate of India in 1950 and an Indian state in 1975. It is of great strategical importance for India because of its location along several international boundaries.
Sikkim ( / ˈsɪkɪm / SIK-im; Nepali pronunciation: [ ˈsikːim]) is a state in northeastern India. It borders the Tibet Autonomous Region of China in the north and northeast, Bhutan in the east, Koshi Province of Nepal in the west, and West Bengal in the south. Sikkim is also close to the Siliguri Corridor, which borders Bangladesh.
Sikkim ( Hindi: सिक्किम) has been a state in India since 1975. It has the smallest number of people and second smallest land size (7,110 square kilometres or 2,750 square miles) of any major divisions in the Republic of India. The third highest mountain in the world, Mt. Kanchenjunga (8,597 metres or 28,205 feet above sea level), is in Sikkim.
- 16 May 1975
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Sikkim has been a state in India since 1975. It has the smallest number of people and second smallest land size of any major divisions in the Republic of India. The third highest mountain in the world, Mt. Kanchenjunga, is in Sikkim.
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Sikkim (Nepali: सिक्किम; Sikkimese: སུ་ཁྱིམ་) in East India, is a mountainous border state in the Himalayan foothills. It is bounded by China ( Tibet ), Nepal and Bhutan to its north, west and east respectively, with West Bengal forming its southern border. It is a place of great natural beauty.
