Umananda Island
Umananda Island is the smallest inhabited river islet in the middle of river Brahmaputra, flowing through the city of Guwahati in Assam, a state in northeast India.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Forest
- Description: river island in Assam, northeast India
- Also known as: “Peacock Island”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Umananda Temple and Guwahati railway station.
Umananda Temple
Hindu temple
Umananda Devaloi is a Shiva temple located on the Umananda Island in the middle of the river Brahmaputra, Assam. Brahmaputra just opposite the office of the Deputy Commissioner of Kamrup or the Kachari Ghat in Guwahati.
Guwahati railway station
Railway station
Photo: Suraj Kumar Das, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Guwahati Railway Station is located in the heart of the city of Guwahati, Assam. It is the first fully solar-operated railway station in India. It has been rated as A1-category station.
Guwahati Planetarium
Museum
Photo: Donvikro, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Guwahati Planetarium is a center for astronomical education and research. Built in 1994, it is the oldest planetarium in Assam and North-Eastern India.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Guwahati and North Guwahati.
Guwahati
Photo: Donvikro, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Guwahati, previously Gauhati, is the capital and the largest city in the Indian state of Assam. Guwahati is one of the fastest-growing cities in India.
North Guwahati
Suburb
Photo: Bhaskarbhagawati, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Guwahati is the largest city of the Indian state of Assam, and also the largest metropolis in northeastern India. Dispur, the capital of Assam, is in the circuit city region located within Guwahati and is the seat of the Government of Assam.
Maligaon
Town
Maligaon is a locality of Guwahati, Assam. The headquarters of Northeast Frontier Railway and Northeast Frontier Railway Stadium is situated there.
Umananda Island
- Categories: river island and island
- Location: Assam, North-Eastern India, India, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
26.19653° or 26° 11′ 48″ northLongitude
91.74498° or 91° 44′ 42″ eastElevation
44 metres (144 feet)Open location code
7MRH5PWV+JXOpenStreetMap ID
way 44640855OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=forest
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Urdu—“Umananda Island” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “جزيرة أوماناندا”
- Assamese: “উমানন্দ”
- Bengali: “উমানন্দ দ্বীপ”
- Cebuano: “Peacock Island”
- Czech: “Peacock Island”
- Czech: “Umananda”
- Czech: “Umánanda”
- Dutch: “Peacock Island”
- Italian: “isola di Umananda”
- Italian: “Isola di Umananda”
- Swedish: “Peacock Island”
- Tamil: “உமானந்த தீவு”
- Urdu: “جزیرہ امانندا”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Pan Bazar and Ambari.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include General Post Office and Gauhati High court New building.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Umananda Island”. Photo: anurag peshne, CC BY-SA 2.0.