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Assam

Assam is a northeastern state of India with its capital in Dispur. It is located south of the eastern Himalayas and borders six other northeast Indian states as well as Bhutan and Bangladesh. Assam has a rich biodiversity and is known for conserving endangered species like the one-horned rhinoceros and tiger, and it provides habitat for the Asian elephant.

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Assam

Assam is a northeastern state of India with its capital in Dispur. It is located south of the eastern Himalayas and borders six other northeast Indian states as well as Bhutan and Bangladesh. Assam has a rich biodiversity and is known for conserving endangered species like the one-horned rhinoceros and tiger, and it provides habitat for the Asian elephant.

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Assam

pronunciation (helpinfo) (Assamese: ) pronounced [xm]) is a northeastern state of India.

Its capital is Dispur, a city located on the outskirts of its largest city, Guwahati. Located south of the eastern Himalayas, Assam comprises the Brahmaputra and the Barak river valleys along with the Karbi Anglong and the North Cachar Hills with an area of 30,285 square miles (78,438 km). Assam is surrounded by six of the otherSeven Sister States: Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura and Meghalaya. These states are connected to the rest of [4] India via a narrow strip in West Bengal called the Siliguri Corridor or "Chicken's Neck". Assam also shares international borders with Bhutan andBangladesh; and cultures, peoples and climate with SouthEast Asia important elements in Indias Look East policy. Assam became a part of India after the British occupied the region following the First Anglo-Burmese War of 18241826. It is known for Assam tea, large and old petroleum resources, Assam silk and for its rich biodiversity. Assam has successfully conserved the one-horned Indian rhinoceros from near extinction, along with the tiger and numerous species of birds, and it provides one of the last wild habitats for the Asian elephant. It is becoming an increasingly popular destination for wildlife tourism, and Kaziranga and Manas are both World Heritage [5] 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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