Dhuburi

Dhuburi

India
also spelled   Dhubri 

      town, western Assam state, northeastern India. Situated on the Brahmaputra River just east of the Bangladesh border, it is a trade centre for rice, jute, fish, and other products. A match factory is the major industry. The town has road and rail connections with neighbouring districts as well as with Kolkata (Calcutta) (Calcutta) and Bangladesh. Pop. (2001) 64,168.

* * *


Universalium. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем сделать НИР

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Dhuburi — Original name in latin Dhuburi Name in other language Dhubri, Dhuburi, Dubri, dhubari jila State code IN Continent/City Asia/Kolkata longitude 26.01856 latitude 89.98564 altitude 34 Population 62525 Date 2012 09 06 …   Cities with a population over 1000 database

  • Dhuburi — Admin ASC 2 Code Orig. name Dhuburi Country and Admin Code IN.03.7627078 IN …   World countries Adminstrative division ASC I-II

  • Asam Sahitya Sabha — Official Logo The Asam Sahitya Sabha (Assamese: অসম সাহিত্য সভা, Ôxôm Xahityô Xôbha or Assam Literary Society ) was founded in 1917 in Assam, India to promote the culture of Assam and Assamese literature. Presently it has about one thousand… …   Wikipedia

  • Brahmaputra River — River, Central and South Asia. From its headsprings in Tibet (as the Zangbo River), it flows across southern Tibet to break through the Himalayas in great gorges (where it is known as the Dihang). It flows southwest through the Assam Valley and… …   Universalium

  • Dhubri — This article is about the municipality in India. For its namesake district, see Dhubri district. Dhubri   city   …   Wikipedia

  • Assam — /as sam /, n. a state in NE India. 17,810,000; 85,012 sq. mi. (220,181 sq. km). Cap.: Shillong. * * * State (pop., 2001 prelim.: 26,638,407), northeastern India. With an area of 30,285 sq mi (78,438 sq km), Assam borders Bhutan and Bangladesh and …   Universalium

  • Ganges River — Hindi Ganga River, northern India and Bangladesh. Held sacred by followers of Hinduism, it is formed from five headstreams rising in Uttaranchal state. On its 1,560 mi (2,510 km) course, it flows southeast through the Indian states of Uttar… …   Universalium

  • Disasters — ▪ 2009 Introduction Aviation       January 23, Poland. A Spanish built CASA transport plane carrying members of the Polish air force home from a conference on flight safety in Warsaw crashes near the town of Miroslawiec; all 20 aboard are killed …   Universalium

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”