Darjeeling Darjeeling, also spelled Darjiling, Tibetan Dorje-ling, a town, a state in the north of West Bengal, in northeastern India. It is located about 305 kilometers (490 miles) north of Kolkata and is about 7,000 feet (2,100 meters) above sea level. The Raja of Sikkim surrendered Darjeeling to the British in 1835 and developed it as a base for British troops. It was incorporated as a town in 1850. The Chaurastha (“Fourth Street”) area includes the commercial district, where the roads converge; it is the commercial capital of the country…
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