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Assam

State

Assam is a state in Northeast India, the most populous of the states in that region, located in the Brahmaputra river valley and known for its tea plantations and the one-horned rhinoceroses of Kaziranga National Park. Its capital is Dispur, near the city of Guwahati.

Facts
Population
31,205,576 1
Area (sq km)
78,438 1
Admission Year
1950 1
Connections

Associated With

India, Countries

Kaziranga National Park lies in the Indian state of Assam.

Source Kaziranga National Park (Wikipedia)

Has Capital

Dispur, Cities
Source GeoNames: Dispur - GeoNames
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Location Of

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Source First Anglo-Burmese War (Wikipedia)Infobox: location
Quote, Infobox: location
Burma, East Bengal, Assam, Manipur, Cachar and Jaintia

Found There

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Source Black Bengal goat (Wikipedia)Lead section
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found in various regions including Bangladesh, West Bengal, Assam, and Odisha

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Source Gauhati High Court (Wikipedia)English Wikipedia lead [country-or-jurisdiction]
Quote, English Wikipedia lead [country-or-jurisdiction]
for the then-province of Assam
Sources
1. Assam (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section
    It covers an area of 78,438 km2 (30,285 sq mi), and is the second largest state in northeastern India by area.
  • Infobox: population_total
    31,205,576
  • Article text
    The province became part of Independent India on 15 August 1947, and was recognised as a state after India became a republic on 26 January 1950.
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Wikidata: Assam
Wikidata Q1164, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source
Kaziranga National Park (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationAssociated With: Kaziranga National Park, Lead section
Quote, Associated With: Kaziranga National Park, Lead section
a national park and World Heritage Site in the Golaghat, Sonitpur, Biswanath and Nagaon districts of the Indian state of Assam.
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GeoNames: Dispur - GeoNames
GeoNamesHas Capital: Dispur, cities500 record 1272508, feature code PPLA (seat of first-order division 03)
Quote, Has Capital: Dispur, cities500 record 1272508, feature code PPLA (seat of first-order division 03)
26.13564 91.80069 P PPLA IN 03 322 2129 10812 60 Asia/Kolkata
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