Guwahati

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Guwahati is the largest city of Assam and of north-east India.

It lies on the south bank of the Brahmaputra and is the gateway to the north-east.

The Kamakhya temple on Nilachal hill is a major Shakti shrine.

Dispur, part of Guwahati, is the capital of Assam, and Deepor Beel Ramsar site is on its edge.

It is the largest city in the north-east and home to the Gauhati High Court and IIT Guwahati.

The Saraighat bridge over the Brahmaputra here was the first rail-road bridge across the river.

The Battle of Saraighat in 1671, in which Lachit Borphukan's Ahom forces defeated the Mughals, took place near the city.

The city often faces urban flooding.

Asked on the north-east.

International airport.

Useful for orientation and current-affairs questions on connectivity.

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