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Kala Pokhri

Coordinates: 27°02′N 88°00′E / 27.04°N 88.00°E / 27.04; 88.00
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Kalipokhri
Village
Kalipokhri is located in West Bengal
Kalipokhri
Kalipokhri
Location in West Bengal, India
Kalipokhri is located in India
Kalipokhri
Kalipokhri
Kalipokhri (India)
Coordinates: 27°02′N 88°00′E / 27.04°N 88.00°E / 27.04; 88.00
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictDarjeeling
Languages
 • OfficialBengali, English
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 codeIN-WB
Kala pokhri

Kalipokhri (3186 m) is a small Himalayan village inside the Singalila National Park in the Darjeeling subdivision, Darjeeling district in the state of West Bengal, India. It lies on the trekking route from Mane Bhanjang to Sandakphu (the highest peak in West Bengal), and is roughly halfway between the steep final stretch of the trek from Gairibans to Sandakphu. The word, "Pokhri" means "lake" and "kala" means "dark" in Nepali, and the village is named after a local lake with dark waters or a lake whose water is dark in color. The lake is of extreme religious significance to the locals. Opposite the lake a border check post of Nepal Army is situated.

Gairibans, West Bengal, India