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'''[[Darjeeling]]''' is a [[hill station]] (a hill town) in the [[India]]n state of [[West Bengal]]. It is the headquarters of [[Darjeeling district]], situated in the [[Siwalik Hills|Shiwalik Hills]] (or Lower [[Himalaya]]) at an average elevation of 2,134 m above [[sea level]]. Once ruled by the Kingdom of [[Sikkim]], the Darjeeling region was converted into a hill station by the [[British East India Company]] in the 1800s, and came to be known as the "Queen of the Hills." It remained as a part of the state of West Bengal in independent India. The name Darjeeling is a composition of two [[Classical Tibetan|Tibetan]] words – ''Dorje'' ("thunderbolt") and ''ling'' ("place"). Hence, ''darjeeling'' translates as "Land of the Thunderbolt".

Darjeeling is famous for its [[tea]] industry, which produces blends considered among the world's finest. Once used as a sanitarium for British troops and administrators, the town is now a popular tourist destination. The [[Darjeeling Himalayan Railway]] connecting the town with the plains was declared a [[UNESCO]] [[World Heritage Site]] in 1999. Darjeeling is noted for several western-style [[public school (England)|public schools]] attracting students from all over India and neighbouring countries. The town was a major centre of [[Gorkhaland]] separatism in the 1980s, resulting in a decrease in tourism-related commerce. Darjeeling has continued to grow in the recent years and the region's fragile ecology is threatened by a rising demand for environmental resources stemming from growing tourist traffic and rapid urbanisation. ([[Darjeeling|'''more...''']])

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