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<p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2019}}<br /> {{Use Indian English|date=January 2019}}<br /> {{unreferenced|date=February 2008}}<br /> [[File:Durpin2.jpg|thumb|250px|View from Durpin Dara looking at [[Deolo]] and [[Kalimpong]].]]<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;Durpin Dara&#039;&#039;&#039; is one of the two hills (dara in local language)(the other being [[Deolo Hill]]) connected by a ridge on which the town of [[Kalimpong]] stands. The hill is 1,372&amp;nbsp;metres (4,501&amp;nbsp;feet) above [[mean sea level]] and is located south west of the town. The hill commands a panoramic view overlooking the town of Kalimpong, the snow clad [[Himalaya]]n ranges of [[West Sikkim]], the [[Teesta River]] and its valleys and the [[Jelepla]] Pass in the distance. A [[golf]] course is also present just off the summit.<br /> <br /> Atop the hill sits the Zang Dhok Palri Monastery which was consecrated by the [[Dalai Lama]] in 1976. The monastery holds in its reliquary 108 volumes of the [[Kangyur]], as well as other holy books and scrolls that were moved out of [[Tibet]] after the Chinese invasion. <br /> <br /> The [[Indian Army]] has a major base atop the Durpin Hill due to its proximity to the international border. Near the monastery, a [[helipad]] has been constructed by the [[Indian Army]].<br /> <br /> {{Kalimpong topics}}<br /> <br /> {{coord missing|West Bengal}}<br /> <br /> [[Category:Kalimpong]]<br /> [[Category:Hills of West Bengal]]<br /> [[Category:Tourist attractions in Kalimpong district]]</div>

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