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Assam is a state in India's North Eastern region.

Assam is a land of blue hills, green valleys and a red river. Situated in the north eastern part of India and located just below the eastern Himalayan foothills, it is surrounded by the states of Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura and Meghalaya, which together with Assam are known collectively as the seven sisters.

Assam's most famous product is tea. However, it is also a producer of high quality silk, called pat and Muga, and a major supplier of oil and natural gas.

[edit] Cities

• Guwahati
• Bangaigaon
• Dibrugarh
• Dispur
• Jorhat
• Rangia
• Silchar
• Tezpur
• Tinsukia

[edit] Other destinations

• Kaziranga National Park
• Manas National Park
• Sibsagar
• Majuli

[edit] Understand

[edit] Talk

Assamese is the primary language. Most people speak English and Hindi. Bodo is another popular language in certain parts of Assam.

[edit] Get in

Assam has two main airports: Lokpriya Gopinath Bordolio International Airport, Guwahati and Dibrugarh Airport and are connected well with other major cities in India. Assam is also well connected through Rail and road. Arriving by plane, however, gives a wonderful welcome aerial view of the greenery in Assam. Guwahati railway station is served by trains from most major cities in India. Rajdhani Express from New Delhi (taking 27 hours) and Saraighat Express from Howrah in Kolkata (taking 17 hours) are the fastest one.

[edit] Get around

[edit] See

• Kaziranga National Park is situated on the south bank of the Brahmaputra river. It is home to Indian rhinoceros and covers an area of 430 km², Kaziranga is one of the last refuges of the Indian rhino.

[edit] Do

[edit] Eat

Major cities like Guwahati, Tezpur, Jorhat and Dibrugarh offer a wide variety of restaurants and eat outs. Restaurants are normally very cheap and a good meal will cost about $0.50 to $1 per person. There are also ambient restaurants which serve all varieties of Indian and Assamese dishes for about less than $5 - $8 per person.

It is also worth while to taste ethnic Assamese cuisine which comprises of Rice with regional curries, including choices of fish, lambs, chickens and ducks. Assamese meals are usually accompanied by various side dishes like mash potatoes (Alu Pitika) or pickles of small fried fishes.

[edit] Drink

[edit] Stay safe

Visitors should be aware that the United Liberation Front of Assam (Ulfa) has been engaged in a campaign for independence in the state since 1979. Previously, their tactics were to destroy facilities, such as oil and gas pipelines, that were of economic benefit to India as well as targeting security patrols. However, in recent times they have become more assertive in their demands and the Hindi speaking civilian population have also become targets of intimidation and kidnappings, and indiscriminate exploding of bombs in areas frequented by Hindi speakers have become increasingly common. Foreigners have not been targeted in the campaign, though, of course, it is possible to be caught in the violence due to being in the wrong place at the wrong time, so vigilance is required while visiting the state. Citizens of Bhutan, in particular, should maintain a low profile as there is still some resentment directed towards them after the Bhutanese army expelled Ulfa rebels from their mountain bases in Bhutan in 2003.

[edit] Get out

• Samdrup Jongkhar - Bhutanese town on the border with Assam

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