About Assam

Assam
Capital & No. of districts	Capital :- Dispur 33 Districts Majuli, world biggest river island became India’s first river island district in 2016
Formed on	26 January 1950
Languages	Assamese, Bodo, Bengali
High Court	Guwahati, Assam
Known as/for	India’s gateway to Northeast India. Digboi- City of Assam where the first oil reserves of India were discovered. The first oil well in Asia was drilled in Assam. The largest producer of bamboos in India. The largest producer of tea in India.
Physical Characteristics	A land of Plains and River Valleys has three principal physical regions: Brahmaputra River valley in the north Barak River (upper Surma River) valley in the south Hilly region between Meghalaya (to the west) and Nagaland and Manipur (to the east) in the south-central part of the state separating the two valleys.
Natural Vegetation	Tropical moist deciduous and tropical evergreen
Major Rivers	Subansiri, Lohit (Tellu), Dihang/Siang, Kopili, Dhaleswari, Barak, Dhaleswari, Kameng, Brahmaputra, Kameng
Major Regional Festivals	Bihu, Ambubachi, Elephant festival, Brahmaputra beach festival, Majuli, Baishagu, Baikho, Me-Dum-Mi-Phi
Major Art Forms	Assam School of Painting (Manuscript paintings) Music – Ainaam, Borgeet, Hiranaam, Dihanaam, Zikr and Zari, Malitas (Ballad) Dance – Satriya Nritya, Bhaona, Oja Pali, Bihu, Jhumur, Naach, Deodhani, Gumrag, Dhuliya, Bhawariya, Bhortal Nritya, Bagurumba
Industry	Fertilizer, jute, paper, silk and textiles, sugar, chemicals, electronics, and cement, Sawmills, plywood and match factories
Minerals	coal, oil and gas, limestone, dolomite, sillimanite and corundum, iron ore, felspar, glass-sand, refractory and fire clays, kaolin, beryl, gypsum, pyrite, vermiculite,
Agriculture	Rice, jute, sugarcane, fruits, tea, pulses, coconut, potatoes, cotton, and arecanuts
Geographical Indications	Muga Silk, Tezpur Litchi, Boka Chaul (Oryza sativa), Joha Rice
State Animal	One-horned rhinoceros
State Bird	White-winged Wood duck
State Flower	Kopou phul (Foxtail Orchid)
State Tree	Hollong
Important Historical Sites	Moidams – the Mound-Burial system of the Ahom Dynasty, Sibsagar, Cachari ruins In Khaspur, Carvings, inscriptions, pillar on the Urvasi Island in Guwahati
World Heritage Sites	Kaziranga National Park on the bank of the Brahmaputra Manas Wildlife Sanctuary near the border with Bhutan
Ramsar Sites	Deepor Beel
Biodiversity Hotspots	Manas Wildlife Sanctuar near the border with Bhutan
Bird Sanctuaries	Deepor Beel Panidihing bird sanctuary Bordoibam beelmukh bird sanctuary
National Parks	Dibru-Saikhowa National Park Kaziranga National Park Manas National Park Nameri National Park Rajiv Gandhi Orang National Park
Biosphere Reserve	Dibru-Saikhowa Manas
Wildlife Sanctuaries	Amchang WLS Barail WLS Barnadi WLS Bherjan-Borajan-Padumoni WLS Burachapori WLS Chakrashila WLS Deepor Beel WLS Dihing Patkai WLS East Karbi Anglong WLS Garampani WLS Hollongapar-Gibbon WLS Lawkhowa WLS Marat Longri WLS Nambor WLS Nambor Doigrung WLS Porbitora WLS Pani-Dihing Bird WLS Sonai Rupai WLS
Tiger Reserve	Pakke Tiger Reserve (Pakhui Tiger Reserve) Orang Kaziranga Manas Nameri
Elephant Reserve	Sonitpur Dihing-Patkai South Arunachal Kaziranga-Karbi Anglong Intanki Chirang-Ripu

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