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Darjeeling a town in the Indian state of
West Bengal, is internationally famous
for its tea industry and the Darjeeling
Himalayan Railway, a UNESCO World
Heritage Site. It is the headquarters of
Darjeeling district, located in the
Mahabharat Range or Lesser Himalaya at
an average elevation of 6,710 ft (2,050
m).
Development of the town dates back to
the mid-19th century, when the British
set up a sanatorium and a military
depot. Subsequently, extensive tea
plantations were established in the
region, and tea growers developed
distinctive hybrids of black tea and
created new fermenting techniques. The
resultant distinctive Darjeeling tea is
internationally recognised and ranks
among the most popular of the black
teas.[2] The Darjeeling Himalayan
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connects the town with the plains and
has one of the few steam locomotives
still in service in India.
Darjeeling also has several
British-style public schools, which
attract students from throughout India
and neighbouring countries. The town,
with its neighbour Kalimpong, was a
center for the demand of the Gorkhaland
movement in the 1980s. In recent years
the town's fragile ecology has been
threatened by a rising demand for
environmental resources, stemming from
growing tourist traffic and
poorly-planned urbanisation.
List
of Darjeeling Holiday Tour Packages
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Darjeeling Mirik Tour Package
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Gangtok Pelling Tour Package
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Darjeeling Kalimpong Package
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Darjeeling Kalimpong Tours
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Sikkim Tour Package
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Darjeeling Gangtok Tour Package
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Darjeeling Jaldapara Tour
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Darjeeling Kalimpong Gangtok
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