Ø Assam is surrounded by six
of the other Seven Sister States: ArunachalPradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, and Meghalaya. Geographically Assam and these states are connected
to the rest of India via a strip of land in West Bengal called the Siliguri Corridoror "Chicken's Neck".
Ø Assam has wildlife
sanctuaries,the most prominent of which are two UNESCO World Heritage sites-theKaziranga National
Park,
on the bank of the Brahmaputra River, and the Manas Wildlife
Sanctuary, near the border with BhutaN
3.Nameri National Park (on the border of Arunachal andAssam).4.Dibru-Saikhowa National Park.5.Orang (Rajiv Gandhi) National Park. 6.Pabitora Wildlife Sanctuary 7. Bura-Chapori Wildlife Sanctuary 8. Laokhowa Wildlife Sanctuary.
Ø The Kaziranga National
Park A World Heritage Site, the
park hosts two-thirds of the world's great
one-horned rhinoceroses. The
state has the largest population of the wild water buffalo in the world. Kaziranga was declared a Tiger Reserve in 2006
and has the highest density of tigers in the world (one per five km2), with a
population of 118,according to the latest census.
Ø Dimasa is one of the oldest
languages spoken in North East India particularly in Assam. Bodo is an ancient
language of Assam.Ankia Naat (Onkeeya Naat) is a traditional
Vaishnav dance-drama (Bhaona)
Ø Majuli (largest river island of the world) in river bhramaputra
Ø Jorhat and Dibrugarh (major tea producing areas).
Ø Digboi ( one of the world’s oldest oil refinery).