Itanagar

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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.
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Coordinates:   27°5'10"N   93°37'9"E

Comments

  • A very beautiful place indeed.
  • Vivekananda Kendra running schools since 1977 in this Himalayan State name Arunachal Pradesh, India. For more ref please visit http://www.vkvapt.org & http://www.vkendra.org
  • Naharlagun & Itanagar are known to me since 1972. So sorry to see all the forest & hornbil birds gone.
  • alok.. u bttr behave!! dis is ma luvly hometown.. missng itanagar a lot!