City reference · India / Central Assam

Guwahati

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A first look at Guwahati

Guwahati (Assamese: গুৱাহাটী Guvāhāṭī), the largest city in the northeast Indian state of Assam, is the nerve centre of both the Assamese culture as well as the broader Northeast Indian culture. Once known as Gauhati in colonial times, the city hosts the state capital Dispur (দিছপুৰ Dichpur), and is one of the fastest-growing cities outside mainland India, with a population…

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