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	~~{{About\|the municipality in West Bengal, India\|the district\|Darjeeling district\|the tea\|Darjeeling tea\|other uses}}~~
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	\| image_caption = Left to right from top: Darjeeling with [[Kangchenjunga]], the world's third-highest mountain, rising behind it; a [[Darjeeling Himalayan Railway]] train en route to the main train station; a [[tea garden]], or tea plantation		\| image_caption = Left to right from top: Darjeeling with [[Kangchenjunga]], the world's third-highest mountain, rising behind it; a [[Darjeeling Himalayan Railway]] train en route to the main train station; a [[tea garden]], or tea plantation
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	\| map_alt = Darjeeling is located at the northern end of West Bengal, near its boundary with Sikkim.		\| map_alt = Darjeeling is located at the northern end of West Bengal, near its boundary with Sikkim.
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	'''Darjeeling''' ({{IPAc-en\|d\|ɑːr\|.\|ˈ\|dʒ\|iː\|.\|l\|ɪ\|ŋ}},<ref name=oed-darj-pronunciation>{{Cite OED\|Darjeeling\|id=47293\|access-date=17 August 2022\|quote=Pronunciation: Brit. Eng. /dɑːˈdʒiːlɪŋ/, U.S. Eng /dɑrˈdʒilɪŋ/}}</ref> {{IPA\|ne\|ˈdard͡ziliŋ\|lang}}, {{IPA\|bn\|ˈdarˌdʒiliŋ\|lang}}) is a city in the northernmost region of the [[States and union territories of India\|Indian state]] of [[West Bengal]]. Located in the [[Eastern Himalayas]], it has an average elevation of {{Convert\|6709\|ft\|order=flip}}.{{Sfn\|Rahamtulla\|Roy\|Khasim\|2020\|p=157}} To the west of Darjeeling lies the [[Koshi Province\|easternmost province]] of [[Nepal]], to the east the [[Kingdom of Bhutan]], to the north the Indian state of [[Sikkim]], and farther north the [[Tibet Autonomous Region]] of [[China]]. [[Bangladesh]] lies to the south and southeast, and most of the state of West Bengal lies to the south and southwest, connected to the Darjeeling region by a narrow [[Siliguri Corridor\|tract]]. [[Kangchenjunga]], the world's third-highest mountain, rises to the north and is prominently visible on clear days.{{efn\|"mist-enshrouded for half the year, on clear days the skyline is climaxed by the magnificent peak of Kangchenjunga".{{Sfn\|Spate\|Learmonth\|2017\|p=476}}}}{{Sfn\|Bernbaum\|2022\|p=32}}		'''Darjeeling''' is a city in the northernmost region of the [[States and union territories of India\|Indian state]] of [[West Bengal]]. Located in the [[Eastern Himalayas]], it has an average elevation of {{Convert\|6709\|ft\|order=flip}}.{{Sfn\|Rahamtulla\|Roy\|Khasim\|2020\|p=157}} To the west of Darjeeling lies the [[Koshi Province\|easternmost province]] of [[Nepal]], to the east the [[Kingdom of Bhutan]], to the north the Indian state of [[Sikkim]], and farther north the [[Tibet Autonomous Region]] of [[China]]. [[Bangladesh]] lies to the south and southeast, and most of the state of West Bengal lies to the south and southwest, connected to the Darjeeling region by a narrow [[Siliguri Corridor\|tract]]. [[Kangchenjunga]], the world's third-highest mountain, rises to the north and is prominently visible on clear days.{{efn\|"mist-enshrouded for half the year, on clear days the skyline is climaxed by the magnificent peak of Kangchenjunga".{{Sfn\|Spate\|Learmonth\|2017\|p=476}}}}{{Sfn\|Bernbaum\|2022\|p=32}}

	In the early 19th century, during [[Company rule in India\|East India Company rule]] in India, Darjeeling was identified as a potential summer retreat for British officials, soldiers, and their families. The narrow mountain ridge was leased from the [[Kingdom of Sikkim]], and eventually annexed to [[British India]]. Experimentation with growing tea on the slopes below Darjeeling was highly successful. Thousands of labourers were recruited chiefly from Nepal to clear the forests, build European-style cottages and work in the [[tea garden\|tea plantation]]s. The widespread deforestation displaced the indigenous peoples. Residential schools were established in and around Darjeeling for the education of children of the [[Domicile (law)\|domiciled]] British in India. By the late-19th century, a novel narrow-gauge mountain railway, the [[Darjeeling Himalayan Railway]], was bringing summer residents into the town and carrying a freight of tea out for export to the world. After India's independence in 1947, as the British left Darjeeling, its cottages were purchased by wealthy Indians from the plains and its tea plantations by out-of-town Indian business owners and conglomerates.		In the early 19th century, during [[Company rule in India\|East India Company rule]] in India, Darjeeling was identified as a potential summer retreat for British officials, soldiers, and their families. The narrow mountain ridge was leased from the [[Kingdom of Sikkim]], and eventually annexed to [[British India]]. Experimentation with growing tea on the slopes below Darjeeling was highly successful. Thousands of labourers were recruited chiefly from Nepal to clear the forests, build European-style cottages and work in the [[tea garden\|tea plantation]]s. The widespread deforestation displaced the indigenous peoples. Residential schools were established in and around Darjeeling for the education of children of the [[Domicile (law)\|domiciled]] British in India. By the late-19th century, a novel narrow-gauge mountain railway, the [[Darjeeling Himalayan Railway]], was bringing summer residents into the town and carrying a freight of tea out for export to the world. After India's independence in 1947, as the British left Darjeeling, its cottages were purchased by wealthy Indians from the plains and its tea plantations by out-of-town Indian business owners and conglomerates.

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