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ASSAM & THE NORTHEAST

A ssam and the six northeastern states, often called the Seven
Sisters, make up the most geographically isolated and least-visited
part of India. This region, which has international borders with
China, Myanmar (Burma), Bhutan and Bangladesh, has an unusually
rich diversity of ethnic groups, languages, religions, climates and
landscapes. The largest of the Seven Sisters is Arunachal Pradesh,
spread along the valley of the Brahmaputra river, and famous
for its tea gardens and for the rare one-horned rhinoceros. The
rolling green hills of Meghalaya boast the delightful hill station of Shillong,
as well as one of the wettest places on earth, Cherrapunji. Arunachal
Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura are home to more than
100 different tribes, with distinct and fascinating cultures. The Northeast
is also a naturalist’s paradise, with a wealth of rare flora and fauna.

Sights at a Glance
Towns & Cities National Parks Tours
1 Guwahati 5 Kaziranga National Park w Shillong to
2 Tezpur 0 Namdapha National Park Cherrapunji Tour
3 Bomdila Hill Stations & Areas of Monasteries
6 Sivasagar Natural Beauty 4 Tawang Monastery
8 Itanagar 7 Majuli River Island
9 Ziro q Shillong
e Agartala y Loktak Lake
r Aizawl
t Imphal
u Kohima
i Dimapur Dihang
CHINA Subansiri Along NH52 Lohit
Daporijo • • Saikhoa Ghat
• •
Pasighat NH52
•Tinsukia
• •
Thimphu Dibrugarh NH 3 8 Ledo
• NH 52A
BHUTAN Bhalukpong •
• Jorhat
NH52 NH37
NH31
B r ahmaputra NH39 NH61 MYANMAR
Goalpara • NH37 NH36 NH155
NH51 NH40 NH54
Tura • NH39 NH150
• • Dauki •
Cherrapunji NH53 Ukhrul
•
Karimganj • Silchar NH39
NH150 0 kilometres
•
BANGLADESH Moirang • Moreh 100
0 miles 100
NH44
Key
•
Dhaka • Udaipur
NH54 National highway
Major road
• Lunglei Minor road
Major railway
• Tuipang International border
State border
Bay of
Bengal
Buddhist art in Khinmey Nyingma Monastery, Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh For keys to symbols see back flap
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