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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).
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