Assam

state, India
Share
Share to social media
URL
https://mainten.top/place/Assam
Feedback
Corrections? Updates? Omissions? Let us know if you have suggestions to improve this article (requires login).
Thank you for your feedback

Our editors will review what you’ve submitted and determine whether to revise the article.

News

Crackdown on child marriage in India’s north-east leads to nearly 5,000 arrests Dec. 22, 2024, 1:22 AM ET (Straits Times)
Assam alert: Insurgents involved in poaching of rhinos to fund terror Dec. 21, 2024, 11:13 AM ET (The Indian Express)
Two held with 50 grams cocaine in Erode Dec. 18, 2024, 3:25 AM ET (The Hindu)
8 held for gangrape in Assam as clip goes viral Dec. 13, 2024, 12:50 AM ET (The Indian Express)

Assam, state of India. It is located in the northeastern part of the country and is bounded to the north by the kingdom of Bhutan and the state of Arunachal Pradesh, to the east by the states of Nagaland and Manipur, to the south by the states of Mizoram and Tripura, and to the west by Bangladesh and the states of Meghalaya and West Bengal. The name Assam is said to be derived from the word asama, meaning “peerless” in the now extinct Ahom language. The neighboring states of Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Mizoram, and Meghalaya were once part of Assam. ...(100 of 3955 words)