Assam is a state in northeastern India, situated south of the eastern Himalayas along the Brahmaputra and Barak River valleys.
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| Capital & No. of districts |
Dispur
33 Majuli, world biggest river island became India’s first river island district in 2016 |
| Formed on |
26 January 1950 |
| Languages | Assamese, Bodo, Bengali |
| High Court |
Guwahati, Assam |
| Known as/for |
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| Physical Characteristics |
A land of Plains and River Valleys has three principal physical regions:
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| Natural Vegetation |
Tropical moist deciduous and tropical evergreen |
| Major Rivers |
Subansiri, Lohit (Tellu), Dihang/Siang, Kopili, Dhaleswari, Barak, Dhaleswari, Kameng, Brahmaputra, Kameng |
| Major Regional Festivals |
Bihu, Ambubachi, Elephant festival, Brahmaputra beach festival, Majuli, Baishagu, Baikho, Me-Dum-Mi-Phi |
| Major Art Forms |
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| Industry | Fertilizer, jute, paper, silk and textiles, sugar, chemicals, electronics, and cement, Sawmills, plywood and match factories |
| Minerals | coal, oil and gas, limestone, dolomite, sillimanite and corundum, iron ore, felspar, glass-sand, refractory and fire clays, kaolin, beryl, gypsum, pyrite, vermiculite, |
| Agriculture | Rice, jute, sugarcane, fruits, tea, pulses, coconut, potatoes, cotton, and arecanuts |
| Geographical Indications | Muga Silk, Tezpur Litchi, Boka Chaul (Oryza sativa), Joha Rice |
| State Animal | One-horned rhinoceros |
| State Bird | White-winged Wood duck |
| State Flower |
Kopou phul (Foxtail Orchid) |
| State Tree | Hollong |
| Important Historical Sites |
Moidams – the Mound-Burial system of the Ahom Dynasty, Sibsagar, Cachari ruins In Khaspur, Carvings, inscriptions, pillar on the Urvasi Island in Guwahati |
| World Heritage Sites |
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| Ramsar Sites |
Deepor Beel, Urpad Beel, Sone Beel |
| Biodiversity Hotspots |
Manas Wildlife Sanctuar near the border with Bhutan |
| Bird Sanctuaries |
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| National Parks |
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| Biosphere Reserve |
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| Wildlife Sanctuaries |
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| Tiger Reserve |
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| Elephant Reserve |
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