Guwahati

Guwahati (Assamese: [ɡua.ɦa.ti]) the largest city of the <a href="/facts/Indian_state/BIpETqjv">Indian state</a> of <a href="/facts/Assam/64Hs7TwB">Assam</a>, and also the largest <a href="/facts/Metropolis/s0mIpkgD">metropolis</a> in northeastern India. <a href="/facts/Dispur/12WgTVWG">Dispur</a>, the capital of Assam, is in the circuit city region located within Guwahati and is the seat of the <a href="/facts/Government_of_Assam/kr9Pp9TF">Government of Assam</a>. The <a href="/facts/Lokpriya_Gopinath_Bordoloi_International_Airport/y7V1RF1y">Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport</a> is the 12th <a href="/facts/List_of_the_busiest_airports_in_India/XHX1Kpam">busiest in India</a>, and the busiest in the North-East of the country. A major riverine port city along with hills, and one of the fastest growing cities in <a href="/facts/India/QW4TV4sy">India</a>, Guwahati is situated on the south bank of the <a href="/facts/Brahmaputra/wx7sGl1a">Brahmaputra</a>. The city is known as the "gateway to North East India".
The ancient cities of <a href="/facts/Pragjyotishpura/n49p1E7f">Pragjyotishpura</a> and <a href="/facts/Durjaya/DuKdEeH6">Durjaya</a> (<a href="/facts/North_Guwahati/3rQCo4Gg">North Guwahati</a>) were the capitals of the ancient state of <a href="/facts/Kamarupa/YKmSR27J">Kamarupa</a>.
Many ancient Hindu temples like the <a href="/facts/Kamakhya_Temple/SNYuts3x">Kamakhya Temple</a>, <a href="/facts/Ugratara_Devalaya/WBSSLdKF">Ugratara Temple</a>, <a href="/facts/Basistha_Temple/VtvGVg4o">Basistha Temple</a>, <a href="/facts/Doul_Govinda_Temple/JEXyRUz6">Doul Govinda Temple</a>, <a href="/facts/Umananda_Temple/6fpUNXbJ">Umananda Temple</a>, <a href="/facts/Navagraha_temples/dv8vUHT4">Navagraha Temple</a>, <a href="/facts/Sukreswar_Temple/JVaHU34a">Sukreswar Temple</a>, <a href="/facts/Rudreswar_Temple/r7wPVoGz">Rudreswar Temple</a>, <a href="/facts/Manikarneswar_Devalaya/XQaR5Jeh">Manikarneswar Devalaya</a>, Aswaklanta Temple, <a href="/facts/Dirgheshwari_temple/17aXXe4P">Dirgheshwari Temple</a>, <a href="/facts/Lankeshwar_Temple/ztls7QHj">Lankeshwar Temple</a>, Bhubaneswari Temple, Shree Ganesh Mandir, Shree Panchayatana Temple, Noonmati, and the like, are situated in the city, giving it the title of "The City of Temples". The noted <a href="/facts/Madan_Kamdev/CQnL6wAG">Madan Kamdev</a> is situated 30 kilometres (19 miles) from Guwahati.
Guwahati lies between the banks of the <a href="/facts/Brahmaputra_River/wx7sGl1a">Brahmaputra River</a> and the foothills of the <a href="/facts/Shillong/xlA1Yn94">Shillong</a> plateau, with <a href="/facts/Lokpriya_Gopinath_Bordoloi_International_Airport/y7V1RF1y">LGB International Airport</a> to the west and the town of <a href="/facts/Narengi/uK6mRgmS">Narengi</a> to the east. The <a href="/facts/North_Guwahati/3rQCo4Gg">North Guwahati</a> area, to the northern bank of the Brahmaputra, is being gradually incorporated into the city limits. The <a href="/facts/Guwahati_Municipal_Corporation/pU2NY7zA">Guwahati Municipal Corporation</a>, the city's local government, administers an area of 216 square kilometres (83 sq mi). At the same time, the <a href="/facts/Guwahati_Metropolitan_Development_Authority/8AyC2pXE">Guwahati Metropolitan Development Authority</a> (GMDA) is the planning and development body of Greater Guwahati Metropolitan Area. Guwahati is the largest city in <a href="/facts/Northeast_India/JtFJkH2A">Northeast India</a>.
The Guwahati region hosts diverse wildlife including rare animals such as <a href="/facts/Asian_elephant/KE152Fa8">Asian elephants</a>, <a href="/facts/Pythonidae/U3T63eYB">pythons</a>, <a href="/facts/Tiger/d2Ln1yoG">tigers</a>, <a href="/facts/Rhinoceros/XPdqh7JF">rhinoceros</a>, <a href="/facts/Gaur/VD0yjaR1">gaurs</a>, primate species, and endangered birds.

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