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  2. Northeast India - Wikipedia

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    Northeast India, officially the North Eastern Region ( NER ), is the easternmost region of India representing both a geographic and political administrative division of the country. [ 18 ] It comprises eight states — Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland and Tripura (commonly known as the "Seven Sisters" ), and the ...

  3. Insurgency in Northeast India - Wikipedia

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    The Insurgency in Northeast India involves multiple separatist militant groups operating in some of India 's northeastern states, which are connected to the rest of India by the Siliguri Corridor, a strip of land as narrow as 14.29 miles (23.00 km) wide. Northeastern India consists of seven states (also known as the Seven Sister States ): Assam ...

  4. Assam - Wikipedia

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    Assam ( / əˈsæm, æˈsæm / ə-SAM, a-SAM, [ 11 ][ 12 ]Assamese: [ɔ'xɔm] ⓘ) is a state in northeastern India, south of the eastern Himalayas along the Brahmaputra and Barak River valleys. Assam covers an area of 78,438 km 2 (30,285 sq mi).

  5. Nagaland - Wikipedia

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    Nagaland. / 25.67; 94.12. Nagaland ( / ˈnɑːɡəlænd /) is a state in the north-eastern region of India. It is bordered by the Indian states of Arunachal Pradesh to the north, Assam to the west, Manipur to the south, and the Naga Self-Administered Zone of the Sagaing Region of Myanmar (Burma) to the east. Its capital city is Kohima and its ...

  6. Tourism in Northeast India - Wikipedia

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    IST ( UTC+5:30) Northeast India consists of eight states: Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim and Tripura. Tourism in this area is based around the unique Himalayan landscape and culture distinct from the rest of India.

  7. Northeast Frontier Railway zone - Wikipedia

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    The Northeast Frontier Railway (abbreviated NFR) is one of the 19 railway zones of the Indian Railways. It is headquartered in Maligaon, Guwahati in the state of Assam, and responsible for operation and expansion of rail network all across Northeastern states and some districts of eastern Bihar and northern West Bengal .

  8. Meghalaya - Wikipedia

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    Meghalaya. / 25.57; 91.88. Meghalaya ( / ˌmeɪɡəˈleɪə /, [ 6] or / meɪˈɡɑːləjə /, [ 7] lit. "the abode of clouds" [ 8]) is a state in northeast India. Meghalaya was formed on 21 January 1972 by carving out two districts from the state of Assam: (a) the United Khasi Hills and Jaintia Hills and (b) the Garo Hills. [ 9]

  9. Hill tribes of Northeast India - Wikipedia

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    The hill tribes of Northeast India[ a] are hill people, [ b] mostly classified as Scheduled Tribes (STs), who live in the Northeast India region. This region has the largest proportion of scheduled tribes in the country. Northeast India comprises Assam and part or all of the former princely states of Manipur, Tripura and Sikkim.