Assam
Assam (
Assamese: অসম Ôxôm) is a
north eastern state of
India with its capital at
Dispur, a suburb of the city
Guwahati. Located south of the eastern
Himalayas, Assam comprises the
Brahmaputra and the
Barak river valleys and the
Karbi Anglong and the
North Cachar Hills. With an area of Assam currently is almost equivalent to the size of
Ireland or
Austria. Assam is surrounded by the rest of the
Seven Sister States:
Arunachal Pradesh,
Nagaland,
Manipur,
Mizoram,
Tripura and
Meghalaya. These states are connected to the rest of India via a narrow strip in
West Bengal called the "
Chicken's Neck". Assam also shares international borders with
Bhutan and
Bangladesh; and cultures, peoples and climate with
South-East Asia—important elements in India's Look East Policy. Assam is known for
Assam tea,
petroleum resources,
Assam silk and for its rich
biodiversity. It has successfully conserved the one-horned
Indian rhinoceros from near extinction in
Kaziranga, the
tiger in
Manas and provides one of the last wild habitats for the
Asian elephant. It is increasingly becoming a popular destination for wild-life tourism and notably Kaziranga and Manas are both
World Heritage Sites. Assam was also known for its
Sal tree
forests and forest products, much depleted now. A land of high rainfall, Assam is endowed with lush greenery and the mighty river
Brahmaputra, whose tributaries and
oxbow lakes provide the region with a unique hydro-
geomorphic and aesthetic environment.
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