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Tehsil Itanagar, District Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh, Bharat.
Itanagar(Hindi: ईटानगर) is the capital of the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh. Itanagar is situated at the foothills of Himalayas. It comes administratively under Papum Pare district.
As a capital city, Itanagar is well connected with the rest of the country by road and air communications. Pawan Hans provides helicopter service between Guwahati and Naharlagun (Itanagar). Deluxe buses are available from Guwahati. The nearest railway station is Harmoti in Assam.
Interesting places around are historical fort called Ita-fort which dates back to the 15th century (after which the city is named), legendary Ganga Lake or Gyakar Sinyi and the new Buddhist temple known as Buddha Vihar consecrated by the Dalai Lama. As of today, Itanagar has two churches.
Important economic activities include farming and agriculture.
Itanagar(Hindi: ईटानगर) is the capital of the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh. Itanagar is situated at the foothills of Himalayas. It comes administratively under Papum Pare district.
As a capital city, Itanagar is well connected with the rest of the country by road and air communications. Pawan Hans provides helicopter service between Guwahati and Naharlagun (Itanagar). Deluxe buses are available from Guwahati. The nearest railway station is Harmoti in Assam.
Interesting places around are historical fort called Ita-fort which dates back to the 15th century (after which the city is named), legendary Ganga Lake or Gyakar Sinyi and the new Buddhist temple known as Buddha Vihar consecrated by the Dalai Lama. As of today, Itanagar has two churches.
Important economic activities include farming and agriculture.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Itanagar
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 27°5'10"N 93°37'9"E
- Indira Gandhi Park 1.3 km
- Chandan Nagar, Itanagar 1.8 km
- Vivek Vihar, Itanagar 2 km
- 1st Arunachal Pradesh Police Battalion Campus, Itanagar 2 km
- SRPL Colony 2.4 km
- BN Colony 2.5 km
- Kendriya Vidyalaya Campus 2.8 km
- DONYI POLO VIDYA BHAWAN SCHOOL 3.2 km
- Itanagar Zoological Park 3.9 km
- Sood Village 4.1 km
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