Kaliabor

Kaliabor
কলিয়াবৰ
town
Country  India
State Assam
District Nagaon
Languages
  Official Assamese
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
Lok Sabha constituency Kaliabor
Vidhan Sabha constituency Kaliabor

Kaliabor, a sub-division town in Nagaon district of Assam situated at a distance of 48 km east of Nagaon town. It was the headquarters of Borphukans during the Ahom era. Kaliabor – the rice bowl of Assam – Kaliabor occupies an important place in the annals of Assam history. The name “Kaliabor” owes its origin to the word “Tun-Rung-Dam”, which means 'A Place of Black Big Trees' in the Tai language (Tun = Black, Run = Big, Dam = Tree).

It is surrounded in the North by the Mighty Brahmaputra, in the South by lofty hills of Karbi Anglong district, in the East by Kaziranga National Park under Golaghat district and in the West by Samaguri under Nagaon Sadar Sub-Division.

Politics

Kaliabor is part of Kaliabor (Lok Sabha constituency).[1]

References

  1. "List of Parliamentary & Assembly Constituencies" (PDF). Assam. Election Commission of India. Retrieved 2008-10-06.

See also


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