Geyzing

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Gyalshing or Geyzing is the capital of the district of West Sikkim in the Indian state of Sikkim. The town is connected to the capital Gangtok by a metalled road. Geyzing is also connected to the West Bengal towns of Darjeeling and Kalimpong via Jorethang. A few kilometres north is the town of Pelling. The town has a large Nepali population, and the Nepali language is the predominant language of the region. The town is situated at an altitude of about 6,500 feet. The town enjoys a temperate climate for most of the year and snow sometimes falls in the vicinity. ()

Local name: गेजिंग Coordinates: 27°16'48"N, 88°16'0"E

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Geyzing – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Pemayangtse Monastery, Rinchenpong, Ralang Monastery, Sanga Choeling Monastery.

1.9 miNW
Monastery, Buddhist architecture
Pemayangtse Monastery, Pelling
49 min walk • The Pemayangtse Monastery is a Buddhist monastery in Pemayangtse, near Pelling in the northeastern Indian state of Sikkim, located 110 km west of Gangtok.
2.6 miS
Hiking, Hiking trail
Rinchenpong, Legship
67 min walk • Rinchenpong is a town in West Sikkim, India. It is situated in West Sikkim, about 123 km west of Gangtok, 47 km due south of Gyalshing, close to the village of Kaluk. It sits at an altitude of 5576 feet. It is known for the Reesum Monastery and trekking routes.
5.4 miNE
Sacred and religious sites, Monastery, Buddhist architecture
Ralang Monastery, Ravangla
137 min walk • New Ralang Monastery or Ralong Palchen Choling is a Buddhist monastery of the Kagyu sect of Tibetan Buddhism in southern Sikkim, northeastern India. It is located six kilometres from Ravangla. Ralang Monastery has an extensive collection of paintings and thangkas.
3 miW
Monastery
Sanga Choeling Monastery, Pelling
77 min walk • The Sanga Choeling Monastery, also spelt Sange Choeling Monastery, established in the 17th century by Lama Lhatsün Chempo, is one of the oldest monasteries in the Northeast Indian state of Sikkim.
3.1 miS
Monastery
Rinchenpong Monastery
79 min walk • Rinchenpong Monastery is situated above the twin villages of Rinchenpong and Kaluk in West Sikkim, at a height of over 1,700 metres in the northeastern state of Sikkim, India.

Geyzing

Facts and practical information

Geyzing – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Pemayangtse Monastery, Pelling

Rinchenpong, Legship

Ralang Monastery, Ravangla

Sanga Choeling Monastery, Pelling

Rinchenpong Monastery