Mangan
Sikkim · 955m
The gateway town to North Sikkim — Lachen, Lachung and Gurudongmar start here
Monsoon — heavy rain and landslide risk on the mountain roads (Jun–Sep).
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- Mar, Apr, May, Oct, Nov
- Permit required
- ILP (North Sikkim) — see process →
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Mangan is the headquarters of North Sikkim district and the town every traveller passes through on the way to Lachen, Lachung and Gurudongmar. It sits at about 955 m on the North Sikkim highway above the Teesta, and the surrounding hills are part of India's main large-cardamom belt. The monasteries of Phodong and Labrang lie just to the south.
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Monsoon — heavy rain and landslide risk on the mountain roads (Jun–Sep).
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