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{{Infobox Protected area<br />
| name = Sumin Reserved Forest<br />
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| map_caption = Location in Sikkim, India<br />
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| location = Sikkim, India<br />
| nearest_city = [[Rangpo]], [[Singtam]]<br />
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'''Sumin Reserve Forest''' ([[Devanagari]]: सुमिन ; also known as '''Sumen''') is located about 20&nbsp;km from [[Rangpo]] town in [[East Sikkim]] district of the [[Sikkim]] state in [[India]].<br />
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==Geography==<br />
Altitudinal Range of Sumin Reserve Forest lies between 800 metres to 1900 metres. At the top of Sumin Forest is Gari Fort. Some natural cave formation can be seen at the higher ridges of this reserve forest.<br />
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==History==<br />
Very little human habitats are there inside this community reserve forest, since histrocal and socio-religious beliefs have conserved and protected this place. For both Hindus and Buddhists this place is considered as a sacred groove. Gadi fort or Budang-Gadi fort is the ruins of the fort built by Chogyal of Sikkim to protect Bhutanese invasion from the east. As per local narrative story - The king of Bhutan attacked kingdom of Sikkim to get back the princess "Pendi" as she flew with the king of Sikkim. The frightened king of Sikkim (or [[Chogyal]]) erected a fort to prevent the attack. There is a nearby village, called '''Pendam'''; which was named after the princess '''Pendi'''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sikkimforest.gov.in/Reports%20and%20Publications/SacredGroves/Sacred%20Grooves%20of%20Sikkim%202011%20Edition%20FEWMD.pdf |title=Sacred Groves of Sikkim |access-date= 22 June 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|url=https://www.annalsofplantsciences.com/index.php/aps/article/view/341|title=A note on the Gadi Central Pandam Sacred Grove of East Sikkim, Sikkim, India.|first1=Sankararao|last1=Mudadla|first2=Ashok Kumar|last2=Panigrahi|first3=Alaka|last3=Sahu|date=August 6, 2017|journal=Annals of Plant Sciences|volume=6|issue=8|pages=1656–1657|via=www.annalsofplantsciences.com|doi=10.21746/aps.2017.8.1|doi-access=free}}</ref> <br />
Moreover, there is a Hindu Kali [[Temple]] as well at the top. During the time of [[Rama Navami]] and for other Hindu festive occasions local pilgrims do offerings to the deity Goddess [[Kali]]. <br />
Management authority is governed by '''Directorate of Ecotourism, Govt of Sikkim''' and '''Joint Forest Management Committee'''.<br />
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==Natural History==<br />
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===Biomes===<br />
* [[Eastern Himalayan broadleaf forests]] of the [[Himalayan subtropical broadleaf forests]] biome<br />
* [[Tropical and subtropical coniferous forests]] of the [[Himalayan subtropical pine forests]] biome<br />
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===Fauna===<br />
'''Birds''' at Sumin Reserve Forest include species like the kalij pheasant, hill partridge, satyr tragopan, bar-throated minla, black-eared shrike babbler, white-crested laughingthrush, rusty-fronted barwing, crimson-browed finch, common green magpie etc.<br />
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'''Mammals''', that are regularly seen in this park are barking deer, yellow-throated marten, himalayan striped squirrel, hoary-bellied squirrel etc. Beside these, Bhutan giant flying squirrel and particolored flying squirrel is also seen here. From primates, assamese macaque, rhesus macaque and himalayan grey langur are frequently seen.<br />
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===Gallery===<br />
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File:Drongo Cuckoo from East Pendam Budang birding area in Sikkim, India.jpg|Drongo Cuckoo<br />
File:Blue-winged Laughingthrush Pangolakha Sikkim India 30.10.2016.jpg|Blue-winged Laughingthrush<br />
File:Grey-sided Laughingthrush Pendam East district, Sikkim India 05.07.2018.jpg|Grey-sided Laughingthrush<br />
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==References==<br />
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[http://sikkimforest.gov.in Forests, Environment & Wildlife Management Department | Government of Sikkim]<br />
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[[Category:East Sikkim district]]<br />
[[Category:Reserved forests of India]]<br />
[[Category:Important Bird Areas of India]]<br />
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