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STATES AND UNION TERRITORIES OF INDIA

SIKKIM
Capital: Gangtok
Languages: Lepcha, Bhutia, Nepali and Limbu
sikkim.gov.in/

Monastic Dances: Sikkim's famous mask dances
Thangka: an elaborately hand painted religious scroll on fabric

The "Land of Seven Sisters" ia a name to denote the inter-dependency of the 7 contiguous states of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland and Tripura in northeastern India. The neighbouring 8th North eastern state Sikkim is called the only brother of seven sisters states.

Kanchenjunga, the highest peak in India and third highest on Earth is in Sikkim.


Districts
East District
West District
North District
South District


Places of interest
Do-Drul Chorten - Stupa
Gangtok
Gurudongmar Lake
Jawaharlal Nehru Botanical Garden
Lachung
Namchi (means top of the sky)
Namgyal Institute of Tibetology
Nathula Pass
Pelling - Monastries, trekking
Ravangla
Rumtek Monastery
Tsomgo Lake
Yuksom
Yumthang Valley
Zuluk village (views of the Mt Kanchenjunga)