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Assam is
a northeastern state of India with its capital at Dispur. Located just
below the eastern Himalayan foothills, it is surrounded by the other
northeastern states: Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram,
Tripura and Meghalaya. Assam and its commercial capital Guwahati form
the gateway to the northeastern states, together called the 'seven
sisters'. These states are connected to the rest of India via Assam's
border with West Bengal and a narrow strip called the "Chicken's
Neck." Assam also shares international borders with Bhutan and
Bangladesh. Situated between 90-96 degree East Longitute and 24-28
degree North Latitude, Assam is very rich in vegetation, forests and
wildlife. The region also has a number of reserved forests, and one of
them, Kaziranga, is the home of the rare Indian Rhinoceros. High
rainfall, deforestation, and other factors have resulted in annual
floods that cause widespread loss of life, livelihood and property. An
earthquake prone region, Assam has experienced two large earthquakes
in 1897 and 1950.
The state is divided into three broad geographic units:
The lower and central Assam range which includes, from west to
east, the Garo, Khasi, Jaintia and the outlying Mikir hills are in
reality a plateau or table-land. The general height of the plateau
ranges between 3,000ft and 6,000ft. The Khasi and Jaintai hill portion
of the plateau are comparatively higher and flatter than the Garo and
Mikir hills on the west and northeast. The highest peak of the plateau
is the Shillong peak (6450 ft).
The lofty Barail ranges, also known as the North Cachar hills,
are separated from the Shillong plateau on the Northwest by a system
of narrow valleys. Technically, the Barails form a south westerly
extension of the mountain chain of Nagaland and western Burma. It is
this chain of mountain that separates the valley of Irrawaddy and
Chindwin of Burma from the valley of Brahmaputra and the Meghna. The
Patkai, Naga and Manipur hills and the Mizo hills, form part of this
great mountain system. The Mizo hills consist of a belt of North-South
trending ridges with intricate valleys, with an average height of
3,000ft.
The alluvial plains of Assam consist of two distinct parts
i.e.the valley of the Brahmaputra and its tributaries and the Barak
valley. These are separated from each other by the water shed of the
Shillong plateau and the Barail ranges.
The Brahmaputra valley separates the sub-Himalayan foothills from the
Shillong plateau and the Patkai-Naga hill ranges. The Mizo hills and
the Barail ranges die out towards the west and south west into the
plains of Cachar, which is a part of Surma-Kusiyara valley.
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