Sibsāgar District
Sivasagar district is one of the 34 districts of Assam state in Northeast India. Sivasagar city is the administrative headquarters of this district. This historic place is also known for its rich biodiversity.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: district of India with 1,150,000 residents
- Description: district of Assam, India
- Also known as: “Sibsagar district”, “Sivasagar”, and “Sivasagar district”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Joysagar Tank and Talatal Ghar.
Joysagar Tank
Reservoir
Joysagar Tank, also known as Joysagar Borpukhuri is a large tank located at Sivasagar district, Assam, India. The lake is 5 km from the center of the Sivasagar city. The lake has historical significance. Joysagar Tank is situated 5 km northwest of Sibsāgar District.
Talatal Ghar
Photo: Debasisbora, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Talatal Ghar ) is an 18th-century palace and military base located in Rangpur, 4 kilometres from present-day Sivasagar, Assam, India. It is the largest of the monument built during the Ahom era. Talatal Ghar is situated 6 km northwest of Sibsāgar District.
Rang Ghar
Photo: Dr Jagga, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Rang Ghar, is a two-storeyed building which once served as the royal sports-pavilion where Ahom kings and nobles were spectators at games like buffalo fights and other sports at Rupahi Pathar - particularly during the Rongali Bihu festival in the Ahom capital of Rangpur. Rang Ghar is situated 7 km northwest of Sibsāgar District.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Sibsagar and Nazira.
Sibsagar
Photo: Sardar Hironjyoti Beshra, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Sibsagar or Sivasagar is a city in Upper Assam. Sibsagar is famous for its monuments of the Ahom kingdom. Now it is a multi-cultural city.
Nazira
Town
Nazira is a city and a municipal board in Sivasagar district in the Indian state of Assam. Nazira is situated 8 km east of Sibsāgar District.
Garhgaon
Suburb
Photo: Kaushik s, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Gargaon is a historic city in Assam, India and served as the capital of the Ahom kingdom for many years. It was built by the Ahom king Suklenmung in 1540. Garhgaon is situated 9 km east of Sibsāgar District.
Sibsāgar District
- Location: Assam, North-Eastern India, India, South Asia, Asia
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In Other Languages
From Assamese to Western Panjabi—“Sibsāgar District” goes by many names.
- Assamese: “শিৱসাগৰ জিলা”
- Asturian: “distritu de Sivasagar”
- Asturian: “Sivasagar (distritu)”
- Asturian: “Sivasagar”
- Basque: “Sivasagar barrutia”
- Bengali: “শিবসাগর জেলা”
- Bhojpuri: “शिवसागर जिला”
- Catalan: “districte de Sibsagar”
- Catalan: “Districte de Sibsagar”
- Cebuano: “Sibsāgar (distrito)”
- Cebuano: “Sibsāgar”
- Chinese: “Sibsagar”
- Chinese: “锡布萨格尔县”
- Chinese: “锡布薩格爾縣”
- Dutch: “Sibsagar”
- Dutch: “Sivasagar”
- Egyptian Arabic: “سيفاسجار”
- Finnish: “Sivasagarin piirikunta”
- French: “district de Sivasagar”
- French: “District de Sivasagar”
- German: “Sivasagar”
- Gujarati: “શિવસાગર જિલ્લો”
- Hindi: “शिवसागर जिला”
- Italian: “distretto di Sibsagar”
- Italian: “Distretto di Sibsagar”
- Japanese: “シヴァサガル県”
- Malayalam: “സിവ് സാഗര് ജില്ല”
- Marathi: “सिबसागर जिल्हा”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Sibsagar”
- Nepali: “शिवसागर जिल्ला”
- Newari: “शिवसागर जिल्ला”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Sivasagar”
- Norwegian: “Sivasagar”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Districte de Sivasagar”
- Oriya: “ଶିବସାଗର ଜିଲ୍ଲା”
- Persian: “بخش سیواساگر”
- Russian: “Сибсагар”
- Sanskrit: “शिब्सागर् मण्डलम्”
- Sanskrit: “शिवसागरमण्डलम्”
- Santali: “ᱥᱤᱵᱚᱥᱟᱜᱚᱨ ᱦᱚᱱᱚᱛ”
- Santali: “ᱥᱤᱵᱽᱥᱟᱜᱚᱨ ᱦᱚᱱᱚᱛ”
- Slovenian: “Sivasagar”
- Spanish: “Distrito de Sivasagar”
- Spanish: “Sivasagar”
- Swedish: “Sibsāgar (distrikt)”
- Swedish: “Sibsāgar”
- Tamil: “சிவசாகர் மாவட்டம்”
- Telugu: “శివసాగర్ జిల్లా”
- Urdu: “شیو ساگر ضلع”
- Vietnamese: “Sibsagar”
- Western Panjabi: “ضلع سبساگر”
- “शिवसागर जिला”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Bor Ali and Simaluguri.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Mezenga S and Nazira.
Assam: Must-Visit Destinations
Delve into Guwahati, Kaziranga National Park, Manas National Park, and Dibrugarh.
Curious Places to Discover
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