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| + | |presidency= [[Bengal (Presidency)|Bengal]] | ||
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| + | |coordinates= 27° 1′ 48″ N, 88° 9′ 36″ E | ||
| + | |altitude= 2,134 m (7,001 ft) | ||
| + | |presentname= [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darjeeling Darjeeling] | ||
| + | |stateprovince= [[West Bengal]] | ||
| + | |country=[[India]] | ||
| + | |transport=[[Darjeeling-Himalayan Railway]] | ||
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| + | == Records == | ||
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*The [[British Library]] has the following book in its catalogue: | *The [[British Library]] has the following book in its catalogue: | ||
''Taylor’s Maps of the following Tea Districts, Darjeeling, Terai, Jalpaiguri and Dooars, Darrang, Golaghat, Jorhat Nowgong, Sibsagar, Lakhimpur, Dibrugarh, Cachar, Sylhet, with complete Index to all Tea Gardens'', published 1910 | ''Taylor’s Maps of the following Tea Districts, Darjeeling, Terai, Jalpaiguri and Dooars, Darrang, Golaghat, Jorhat Nowgong, Sibsagar, Lakhimpur, Dibrugarh, Cachar, Sylhet, with complete Index to all Tea Gardens'', published 1910 | ||
| + | *The [http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,25848598-5002031,00.html|The Australian newspaper] dated 1 August 2009 has an article about a hotel in Darjeeling “where the clock stopped ticking circa 1930”, and where the library has a substantial collection relating to India's railways. | ||
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| + | == Related Articles == | ||
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| + | [[Tea Plantation]] | ||
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| + | == External Links == | ||
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| + | *''The Magic Mountains: Hill Stations and the British Raj'' by Dane Kennedy, 1996 [http://www.escholarship.org/editions/view?docId=ft396nb1sf&brand=ucpress University of California Press] | ||
*[http://www.koi-hai.com/darjeeling.html Darjeeling] from the website Koi-Hai | *[http://www.koi-hai.com/darjeeling.html Darjeeling] from the website Koi-Hai | ||
*[http://darjeelingnews.net/darjeeling_tea.html Darjeeling Tea History] | *[http://darjeelingnews.net/darjeeling_tea.html Darjeeling Tea History] | ||
| − | * | + | *[http://www.pbase.com/mgpimages/image/49777822 Photograph] of a tea plantation, Darjeeling. |
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[[Category:Locations]] | [[Category:Locations]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Cities, towns and villages in Bengal Presidency]] | ||
Revision as of 19:08, 22 October 2009
| Darjeeling | |
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| Presidency: Bengal | |
| Coordinates: | 27° 1′ 48″ N, 88° 9′ 36″ E |
| Altitude: | 2,134 m (7,001 ft) |
| Present Day Details | |
| Place Name: | Darjeeling |
| State/Province: | West Bengal |
| Country: | India |
| Transport links | |
| Darjeeling-Himalayan Railway | |
Records
- The British Library has the following book in its catalogue:
Taylor’s Maps of the following Tea Districts, Darjeeling, Terai, Jalpaiguri and Dooars, Darrang, Golaghat, Jorhat Nowgong, Sibsagar, Lakhimpur, Dibrugarh, Cachar, Sylhet, with complete Index to all Tea Gardens, published 1910
- The Australian newspaper dated 1 August 2009 has an article about a hotel in Darjeeling “where the clock stopped ticking circa 1930”, and where the library has a substantial collection relating to India's railways.
Related Articles
External Links
- The Magic Mountains: Hill Stations and the British Raj by Dane Kennedy, 1996 University of California Press
- Darjeeling from the website Koi-Hai
- Darjeeling Tea History
- Photograph of a tea plantation, Darjeeling.
