Rishyap
Village in West Bengal, India / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Rishyap (also spelled Rishop) is a village in the Kalimpong II CD block in the Kalimpong subdivision of the Kalimpong district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
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Coordinates: 27.112111°N 88.649666°E / 27.112111; 88.649666 | |
Country | India |
State | West Bengal |
District | Kalimpong |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
Lok Sabha constituency | Darjeeling |
Vidhan Sabha constituency | Kalimpong |
Website | kalimpongdistrict |
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Rishyap was developed as a tourist destination in 1998. There are many myths and legends associated with the name Rishyap - Ri stands for mountain peak (some say it is lofty) and shop means age-old trees in Tibetan.[1]