Kabi Longstok

Kabi Longstock
town
Kabi Longstock

Location in Sikkim, India

Coordinates: 27°23′54″N 88°36′32″E / 27.3983°N 88.6090°E / 27.3983; 88.6090Coordinates: 27°23′54″N 88°36′32″E / 27.3983°N 88.6090°E / 27.3983; 88.6090
Country  India
State Sikkim
Languages
  Official Nepali, Bhutia, Lepcha, Limbu, Newari, Rai, Gurung, Mangar, Sherpa, Tamang and Sunwar
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)

Kabi Longstock is a town in the North Sikkim district of the Indian state of Sikkim, approximately 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) north of the capital Gangtok. The town is the location of the site where a friendship treaty was signed between the Lepcha chief Tekung Tek and the Bhutia chief Khey Bum Sar.[1] The location of the signing is marked by a stone pillar. It also has a small Buddhist monastery.

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