- Jalapahar
Jalapahar is a ridge as well as a locality in the hilly town of
Darjeeling in theIndia n state ofWest Bengal . There was a British military camp in this locality in the Raj days. This ridge meetKatapahar ridge at Observatory Hill. St. Paul's School, one the oldest public schools, is located here. Jalapahar gives a breath-taking view of Darjeeling town nestling under the majestic peak of Kanchenjanga.The range on which Darjeeling is located is Y-shaped with the base resting at Katapahar and Jalapahar and two arms diverging north of Observatory Hill. The north-eastern arm dips suddenly and ends in the
Lebong spur, while the north-western arm passes through North Point and ends in the valley nearTukver Tea Estate . [cite web
last =Khawas | first =Vimal | year =2003 | url = http://www.mtnforum.org/resources/library/khawv03e.htm | title = Urban Management in Darjeeling Himalaya: A Case Study of Darjeeling Municipality. | publisher = The Mountain Forum | accessdate = 2007-07-02 Now available in theInternet Archive in this [http://web.archive.org/web/20041020031749/http://www.mtnforum.org/resources/library/khawv03e.htm URL] (accessed on2 July 2007 )]A famous structure in Jalapahar is Bryanstone built in 1848. It was the residence of two great Indologists, J.D.Hooker and Brian Hodgson. St. Paul's School was transferred to Darjeeling in 1864. It occupies, among other buildings, the old manor Bryanstone. [Agarwala, A.P. (editor), "Guide to Darjeeling Area", 27th edition, p. 80, ISBN 81-87592-00-1.]
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External links
* [http://www.maplandia.com/india/west-bengal/darjiling/jalapahar/ Satellite map]
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