Rishyap

Rishyap
Village
Rishyap is located in West Bengal
Rishyap
Rishyap
Location in West Bengal, India
Rishyap is located in India
Rishyap
Rishyap
Rishyap (India)
Coordinates: 27°06′44″N 88°38′59″E / 27.112111°N 88.649666°E / 27.112111; 88.649666
Country India
StateWest Bengal
DistrictKalimpong
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Lok Sabha constituencyDarjeeling
Vidhan Sabha constituencyKalimpong
Websitekalimpongdistrict.in

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.

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]

  1. ^ "Tour of Rishyap or Rishop". Darjeeling Tourism. Retrieved 17 February 2017.