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Travel Map of Assam
Category :- All India Travel Tourism
> States > Assam
| State Capital |
Guwahati |
| Area ('000 sq. km) |
78 |
| Principal Language |
Assamese |
The word 'Assam' is derived from the Sanskrit word 'Asoma', meaning peerless.
The land of Assam, is in fact, peerless, judging by her exquisite natural beauty,
cultural richness and human wealth. Assam has a rich legacy of culture and civilisation
behind her. Home to different races of men - Austric, Mongolian, Dravidian, and
Aryan, who came to dwell in these hills at different points of time, Assam has
developed a composite culture of variegated colour. Assam, which is situated in the north-east corner of India is surrounded
by Bhutan and Arunachal Pradesh on the north, Nagaland and Manipur on the east,
Meghalaya and Mizoram on the south and Bangladesh, Tripura and West Bengal on
the west. A narrow strip of sub - mountainous region of the Himalayas, connects
Assam to the Indian mainland. The state is dominated by the river Brahamputra,
whose lush 700 kilometre valley is sandwiched between the Himalayan foothills
to the north, and the hills and plateau of Meghalaya to the south.
Important tourist centres of the state around Guwahati are Kamakhya Temple,
Umananda (Peacock Island), Navagraha (Temple of nine planets),
Gandhi Mandap, State Zoo, State Museum, Sukreswar Temple,
Geeta Mandir, Madan-Kamdev Temple and Saraighat Bridge.
In the rest of the state the places of tourist interest are Kaziranga park (famous
for one horned rhinos), Sib Sagar (Shiv Temple), Majuli (largest river
island in the world), Chandubi lake, Batadrava (Birth place of
great Vaishnav Saint Sankardev), and Saulkuchi (renowned for its silk
industry).
State Resident Commisioner in Delhi
Assam House, Sardar Patel Marg, New Delhi
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