Assam

Assam is one of the richest biodiversity zones in the world and consists of tropical rain forests, deciduous forests, riverine grasslands, bamboo orchards and numerous ecosystems. Many are now protected as National Parks and reserved forests.

Assam is the main and oldest state in the North-East Region of India and as the gateway to the rest of the Seven Sister States. The land of red river and blue hills, Assam comprises three main geographical areas: the Brahmaputra Valley which stretching along the length of the Brahmaputra river, the Barak Valley extending like a tail, and the intervening Karbi Plateau and North Cachar Hills. Assam shares its border with Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, Tripura, Mizoram and West Bengal; and there are National Highways leading to their capital cities. It also shares international borders with Bhutan and Bangladesh and is very close to Myanmar. In ancient times Assam was known as Pragjyotisha or Pragjyotishpura, and Kamarupa.

Assam has 11 wildlife and bird sanctuaries and 5 National Parks of which the most prominent of which are two UNESCO World Heritage sites-the Kaziranga National Park, on the bank of the Brahmaputra River, and the Manas Wildlife Sanctuary, near the border with Bhutan. The Kaziranga is a refuge for the fast-disappearing Indian one-horned rhinoceros.

The History and Culture: Assamese Culture is traditionally a hybrid one developed due to assimilation of ethno-cultural groups of Austric, Dravidian, Tibeto-Burman and Tai origin in the past . It is a little heaven on a most effortless landscape and tourism-worthy destination for its spotless beauty. The natives are called Axomiya, and the state language is Assamese.

Other Facts to be Known
State Capital: Dispur
Primarily spoken languages: Assamese, Hindi, Bengali, English
Biggest City: Guwahati (Also known as The Gateway of North East).
Climate: Max temperature: 32-35 °C in summers with frequent and heavy downpours Minimum temperature: 12-6 °C in winters with mild to moderate downpours occasionally.