General Information About Assam

							     General Information About Assam




Assam a beautiful and diverse state with an unbelievable range of
cultures and landscapes. It is located in the northeast of India. Most of
the people call it as a magic land while others call it as a green paradise.
It divide it’s borders in the North and East with the realm of Bhutan
and Arunachal Pradesh.The State of Assam is one of the most beautiful
regions of India. Assam has a rich heritage of culture and civilization.
There are so many Assam tourist spots to visit for.

Capital : Guwahati, is the capital of Assam and the gateway to the
north-eastern states. It is a dynamic city valued for its ancient Hindu
temples. It extends at the edge of the enormous flowing, river-sea of the
Brahmaputra. It is also the service center for the tea plantations and oil
industry; the world's largest tea auctions are held here.

Peoples : The peoples of Assam is a wide racial intermix of Mongolian,
Indo-Burmese, Indo-Iranian and Aryan origin. This state has the largest
number of tribes within their diversity in tradition, dresses, culture and
exotic way of life.

Languages : The languages they speak are similar to Bengali, which is
spoken in West Bengal and in Bangladesh.
Season : Assam has four well defined seasons in a year. i.e,summer,
monsoon, winter and spring which present Assam in different
atmosphere.

October to April is considered to be the best time to visit Assam as these
months present a mild and moderate climate with pleasant and sunny
days and cool nights. Assam is never extremely cold or hot though
during December and January. At the night time temperatures may fall
to single digit numbers.

Area : 78,439 sq.km.

Population : 31.17 Crore (2012 Census).

Airports : Guwahati, Jorhat, Tezpur, Dibrugarh, Silchar , Lakimpur.

Major tourist spots : Brahmaputra River, Guwahati City, Majuli,
Kaziranga National Park, Manas National Park, Tinsukia, Dibrugarh,
Jorhat, Tezpur City, Goalpara, Sualkuchi, Digboi , Sibsagar and Hajo.

Pilgrim Centres : Guwahati, Hajo, Peacock Island, Sibsagar.

Museum : Guwahati : Anthropological Museum - Guwahati University;
Assam Forest Museum, Assam State Museum and Assam Government
Cottage Industries Museum .

Travel to Assam tourist spots and you will find everything from
stunning scenery and exceptional wildlife to vibrant cultures and soul
inspiring places of pilgrimage.




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