Lying on the foothills of the majestic Himalayas, the sleepy state of Sikkim is small but a picture perfect destination. So enchanting is its Alpine beauty, it is often dubbed as the "Switzerland of the East".

Before you travel to Sikkim, Travel.mapsofindia brings you some fast facts about the state:

Location	Eastern part on IndiaTibet in the NorthNepal on the WestBhutan in the EastWest Bengal on the south
Latitude	Between 27°30' and 28°30' North
Longitude	Between 80° and 88°30' East
Area	7096 sq km
Climate	Summer - Warm Winter - Cold sometimes freezing
Max Temperature	28°C
Min Temperature	0°C
Average Annual Rainfall	325 cm
Capital	Gangtok
Population	5,40,493
Languages	Lepcha, Bhutia, Nepali, Limbu
Religion	Buddhism, Hinduism, Christianity, Islam
Best Time to Visit	March to August
Clothing	Summer - Cottons Winter - heavy Woolens

A travel to Sikkim would take you to the land of ice-capped mountains, rolling slopes clad in thick Alpine woods. Steep heights and plunging gorges, stretched covered in snow - that is what Sikkim sums up.

Travel to Sikkim to see the lovely interplay of clouds and mountain peaks in the sapphire sky. Take a peek at the Mount Kanchendzonga as the sun rises and the beams lend it a golden hue. It is the third highest peak in the world and also the guardian deity of the land.

This is the land of quaint little hamlets peeping out from the towering junipers and rhododendrons. Drive uphill to the placid lakes and mystic old monasteries. Listen to the clang of payer bells as the prayer flags flutter in the wind. Here legends and natural splendor lies entwined into each other.

Travel to Sikkim to raft through the turbulent and foaming white waters of the Teesta and the Rangit as they rush down to the plains.



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