Tura

India / Meghalaya / Tura /
 town, taluka headquarter, district headquarter
Tehsil Tura, District West Garo Hills (Tura), Meghalaya, Bharat.

Tura is a city and a municipality in West Garo Hills district in the Indian state of Meghalaya. One of the largest towns in Meghalaya, Tura is a valley located at the foothills of the Tura Hills and right below the Tura Peak. The climate in Tura is moderate throughout the year and has a large number of interesting and unexpolored areas.
The second largest town in the state of Meghalaya. It is also the district headquarters of West Garo Hills district.
The town derives its name from the Goddess Dura who use to reside in Tura peak. The name Tura is said to be a corruption (by the British) of the god's name. The town was built up by the British who came to colonise India.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tura,_India
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Coordinates:   25°32'4"N   90°11'54"E

Comments

  • The exact boundary of the town should be tagged by the people from the Municipal Corporation, since they would have accurate map.
  • The other half of Tura is yet to have a better imagery, as Google has not released pictures of the area.
  • Here
  • thanks to Google and Globe Eye, there is a new picture of Tura released on 5/2011
  • still iam wondering for my childhood in tura
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