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سیکیم

Also known as IN-SK

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Sikkim is a small state in northeastern India nestled in the Eastern Himalayas, bordered by Bhutan, China's Tibet region, Nepal, and West Bengal, making it geographically significant in a strategically important part of Asia. The state is notable for its exceptional biodiversity across different climates and for being home to Kangchenjunga, India's highest mountain peak and the third-highest in the world.

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Key facts

Indian state or territory.name: Sikkim
Indian state or territory.type: State
Indian state or territory.image_seal: Seal of Sikkim.svg
Indian state or territory.etymology: New Palace
Indian state or territory.nickname: "Valley of Rice"
Indian state or territory.motto: Kham sum wangdu (Conqueror of the three worlds)
Indian state or territory.image_map: IN-SK.svg
Indian state or territory.region: Northeast India
Indian state or territory.before_was: Kingdom of Sikkim
Indian state or territory.formation_date: 16 May 1975
Indian state or territory.capital: Gangtok
Indian state or territory.largestcity: capital
Indian state or territory.districts: 6
Indian state or territory.Governor: Om Prakash Mathur
Indian state or territory.Chief_Minister: Prem Singh Tamang
Indian state or territory.party: SKM
Indian state or territory.legislature_type: Unicameral
Indian state or territory.assembly: Sikkim Legislative Assembly

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Research

1,749 papers

Interventional Radiology in Sikkim, Northeast India.AJR. American journal of roentgenology · 2019Varadharajan S, Parida S, Medhi GDOI: 10.2214/AJR.18.20889
Unique genetic architecture of prolificacy in 'Sikkim Primitive' maize unraveled through whole-genome resequencing-based DNA polymorphism.Plant cell reports · 2024Prakash NR, Kumar K, Muthusamy V et al.DOI: 10.1007/s00299-024-03176-0
Cinchona Cultivation in Sikkim.The Indian medical gazette · 1879
The Sikkim flood of October 2023: Drivers, causes, and impacts of a multihazard cascade.Science (New York, N.Y.) · 2025Sattar A, Cook KL, Rai SK et al.DOI: 10.1126/science.ads2659
Assessment of traditional knowledge of the antidiabetic plants of Darjeeling and Sikkim Himalayas in the context of recent phytochemical and pharmacological advances.ReviewJournal of integrative medicine · 2016Chakraborty R, Roy S, Mandal VDOI: 10.1016/S2095-4964(16)60267-4
The Sikkim mouse (Mus pahari) exhibits distinct spatial, circadian, and social behaviors compared to laboratory mice.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2025Vogt CC, Sheehan MJDOI: 10.1101/2025.11.13.688123
Elevation determines the productivity of large cardamom (Amomum subulatum Roxb.) cultivars in Sikkim Himalaya.Scientific reports · 2023Lepcha P, Gaira KS, Pandey A et al.DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-47847-6
Population dynamics and genetic isolation in the Central Himalayan region: insights from Sikkim population, India.Molecular genetics and genomics : MGG · 2024Priyank G, Vahinde A, Niranjan PH et al.DOI: 10.1007/s00438-024-02160-3

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Official website

Government of Sikkim, India

Official Webportal of Government of Sikkim

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: state of India
Country: India
Located in: India
Capital: Gangtok
Population: 657876
Area: 7096
Time zone: UTC+05:30
Head of government: Prem Singh Tamang
Head of state: Shriniwas Dadasaheb Patil
Legislature: Sikkim Legislative Assembly
Shares border with: West Bengal
Highest point: Kanchenjunga
Official website: www.sikkim.gov.in
Image: Statue of Guru Padmasambhava (Guru Rinpoche), the patron saint of Sikkim.jpg