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{{Infobox settlement<br />
| name = Dzuluk<br />
| settlement_type = Hamlet<br />
| image_skyline = The Old Silk Route, East Sikkim.jpg<br />
| image_caption = The switchback road at Dzuluk<br />
| pushpin_map = India Sikkim#India3<br />
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Sikkim, India<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|27.2509908|88.7750191|display=inline,title}}<br />
| subdivision_type = Country<br />
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}<br />
| subdivision_type1 = State<br />
| subdivision_name1 = [[Sikkim]]<br />
| subdivision_type2 = [[Districts of Sikkim|District]]<br />
| subdivision_name2 = [[East Sikkim]]<br />
| elevation_ft = 9400<br />
| population_total = 306<br />
| unemployment_rate = <br />
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'''Dzuluk''' or '''Zuluk''' or '''Jhuluk''' or '''Jaluk''' is a small hamlet located at a height of {{Convert|9400|ft||abbr=}} on the rugged terrain of the lower Himalayas in [[Rongli|Rongli Subdivision]] of [[East Sikkim]], which lies in the Indian state [[Sikkim]] ([[Postal Index Number|Pincode]] 737131). This place is relatively an emerging and offbeat destination in East Sikkim. Today it is a tourist destination for the view of the eastern Himalayan mountain range including the [[Kanchenjunga]].<ref name="Freshfield1903">{{cite book |author=Freshfield, D. W. |year=1903 |url= https://archive.org/stream/roundkangchenjun00fresrich#page/n7/mode/2up |title=Round Kangchenjunga: a narrative of mountain travel and exploration |publisher= Edward Arnold |location= London}}</ref><br />
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== Historical importance ==<br />
It was once a transit point to the historic [[Silk Route]]<ref>{{cite book | author=Xinru Liu | url=http://antiquitiesdrev.ucoz.ru/_ld/0/18_The_Silk_Road_i.pdf | title=The Silk Road In World History | publisher= [[Oxford University Press]]}}</ref> from Tibet to India. The silk route that connected [[Lhasa]]<ref>Anne-Marie Blondeau and Yonten Gyatso, 'Lhasa, Legend and History,'in Françoise Pommaret-Imaeda (ed.)''Lhasa in the seventeenth century: the capital of the Dalai Lamas,'' BRILL, 2003, pp.15–38, pp.21–22.</ref> (Tibet) to [[Kalimpong]] was in use even a few decades ago until the [[Annexation of Tibet by the People's Republic of China|Chinese invasion of Tibet]]. It was commonly used by traders traveling to Tibet through [[Jelep La]] ("La" stands for mountain pass) as an overnight base. The route started from Kalimpong and passed through [[Pedong]], [[Aritar]], Dzuluk and [[Jelepla]] to [[Chumbi valley]] in [[Tibet]].[[File:Kangchenjunga India.jpg|thumb|Kangchenjunga from Sikkim]]<br />
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== Geography ==<br />
Dzuluk is located at {{coord|27.2518|N|88.7775|E}}.<br />
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== Climate ==<br />
Dzuluk is at an altitude of about 9,400&nbsp; feet. The summer temperature would be near {{Convert|20|C}} with substantial difference between the day and night temperature. The rainy season is a little protracted, and heavy to very heavy showers are common. The winter may see snowfall in the area of about {{Convert|3-5|ft}} of snow.<br />
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* October to February — winter, cold and snow.<br />
* March to May — cold.<br />
* June to September — the monsoon season.<br />
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== Flora and fauna ==<br />
Dzuluk lies on the [[Pangolakha Wildlife Sanctuary]] and is surrounded by wild forest, some of which are completely virgin. Sightings of [[deer]], wild [[dog]]s, [[Himalayan bear]], and the [[red panda]] are common. Some [[tiger]]s have also reportedly been sighted in the area.<br />
[[File:Fire-tailed Myzornis Old Silk Route, Sikkim, India 17 April 2015.jpg|thumb|enriched wildlife]] Several birds can also be seen such as [[Blood Pheasant]], [[Himalayan monal]], [[Kalij pheasant]], Snow Pheasant and others. During the summer months, the area and its surrounding hills are covered with thousands of blooming rhododendron. Dzuluk during these months is colorful due to the variety of [[rhododendron]].<br />
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== Population ==<br />
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[[File:Zuluk village.jpg|thumb|zuluk view]]<br />
This small village accommodates a population of around 306 people and 65 households. Historically, Zuluk provides the accommodation facilities to the trader and porters of the silk route. The '''trader and porter are mostly from Tibet and Nepal''' at that instant. In Indo-China war, the pass has closed the trade between India and Tibet were stop, due to the agitation of Indo china War, the most of trader and porter retreat from silk route and some settle there after the war. The remaining settlers used to work in BRO ([[Border Roads Organisation|Border Road Organisation]] ), some in agriculture and the Indian army as a porter. There is an [[Indian Army]] base at Dzuluk, which has been used as a transit camp for the army movement to the [[Line of Actual Control|Indo-Chinese border]] nearby. Farming is near-impossible due to soil quality and weather, and most of the land is fenced and military-controlled, making it unfit for grazing. BRO ([[Border Roads Organisation|Border Road Organisation]] ) , Tourism and porter in the Indian army are the only livelihoods of zuluk.<br />
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== Transport ==<br />
*''' Air '''<br />
The [[Pakyong Airport]],<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.aai.aero/allAirports/bagdogra_generalinfo.jsp |title=Archived copy |access-date=5 November 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222055616/http://www.aai.aero/allAirports/bagdogra_generalinfo.jsp |archive-date=22 December 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref> (IATA airport code PYG) in [[Pakyong]], [[Sikkim]] is the nearest airport. One can drive for around 3–4 hours from there to reach Dzuluk.<br />
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*'''Train'''<br />
[[Siliguri Junction]] and New Jalpaiguri railway Station ([[New Jalpaiguri railway station|NJP]]) in [[West Bengal]] are the closest railway stations. A drive of around 7–8 hours will take one to Dzuluk.<br />
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* '''Road'''<br />
Dzuluk lies on the [[National Highway 717B (India)|National Highway-717B]] connecting [[Rhenock]] and Menla, via [[Rongli]].<ref>[https://www.constructionweekonline.in/projects-tenders/15781-nhidcl-floats-tender-for-road-works-in-sikkim?utm_source=whatsapp&utm_medium=Social-Share]</ref><br />
Dzuluk can be reached from [[Siliguri]] by various hired vehicle in roughly 7 hours. Tourists can also travel to Dzuluk from Gangtok in roughly 4 hours by hiring vehicles.<br />
* From [[Gangtok]] – {{convert|90|km}}, about 4 hours<br />
* From [[New Jalpaiguri railway station|NJP]] / [[Bagdogra]] - {{convert|160|km}}, about 6 hours<br />
* From [[Kalimpong]] – {{convert|87|km}}, about 3.5 hours<br />
* From [[Pelling]] – {{convert|150|km}}, about 7 hours<br />
* From [[Darjeeling]] – {{convert|140|km}}, about 5 hours<br />
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== Nearby places ==<br />
The three-level switchback roads of Dzuluk offer views of the [[Kangchenjunga]] and its mountain range. The other attractions of the place include lakes, temples, forests, and a route that leads to Tibet.<br />
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== References ==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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{{East Sikkim district}}<br />
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[[Category:Villages in East Sikkim district]]<br />
[[Category:Hill stations in Sikkim]]<br />
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