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Division in Assam, India
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Upper Assam (উজনি অসম Ujoni Osom) is a region in Assam, India. This consists of Biswanath, Golaghat, Lakihmpur, Majuli, Jorhat, Sivasagar, Dhemaji, Dibrugarh, Charaideo and Tinsukia districts.
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Borgang is in the district of Biswanath in Assam.
Dibrugarh (Assamese: ডিব্ৰুগড় Ḍibrugaṛ dihb-roo-gawr) is a city in Upper Assam and the main urban centre within the tea growing areas of North-Eastern India. Dibrugarh is also known as the Tea City of India.
Digboi (Assamese: দিগ্বই), a town in Upper Assam, is where Asia's first oil well was drilled.
Calm and scenic, Golaghat (Assamese: গোলাঘাট Golāghāṭ goh-lah-ghaht), one of the oldest urban agglomerations of Assam, has a beautiful landscape with several streams. Within the city limits, there are two wildlife preserves, a UNESCO-listed park, ancient ruins and sacred Hindu and Christian sites from the 17th and 19th centuries.
Jorhat is a city of about 150,000 people (as of 2011) in Assam. It was the capital of the Ahom Kingdom.
Sibsagar or Sivasagar (Assamese: শিৱসাগৰ) is a city in Upper Assam. Sibsagar is famous for its monuments of the Ahom kingdom.
Tinsukia (Assamese: তিনিচুকীয়া Tinichukīẏā) is the economic capital of Assam and the main business centre of Upper Assam. It is a gateway to many tourist attractions in Upper Assam.
Kaziranga National park (Assamese: কাজিৰঙা Kājiraṅā) is in the Golaghat, Sonitpur, Biswanath and Nagaon districts of Upper Assam. It is located along the south bank of the Brahmaputra River.
Lakhimpur is a district of Upper Assam and one of the greenest districts in India. It is home to many historical temples and is full of local culture-- seeing a mixture of Aryan and non-Aryan culture.
Majuli or Majoli (Assamese: মাজুলী Majulī) is the largest island in the Brahmaputra River in Assam. Mājuli was once considered the largest River island in the world.
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