Charaideo district

Charaideo district
চৰাইদেউ
Charaideo
District
Country  India
State Assam
Headquarters Sonari
Languages
 • Official Assamese
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
Vehicle registration AS 04

Charaideo district is an administrative district in the state of Assam in India. It was formally declared a new district of the state on 15 August 2015 by the Chief Minister of Assam Tarun Gogoi.[1] It curve out of carved out of Sivasagar district and Sonari became its headquarters. It comes under Upper Assam divisions.[2][3][4]

History

The site of Charaideo which was the first capital of the Ahom kingdom established by the first Ahom king Chao Lung Siu-Ka-Pha in 1228. He tombs (Maidams) of Ahom kings and queens at Charaideo hillocks are comparable to the Pyramids of Egypt. The site has had some archaeological works but also has suffered from robbers.[5] There have been calls for the site to be UNESCO World Heritage listed.[6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Assam gets five more districts
  2. ↑ Charaideo commonly known as pyramids of Assam
  3. ↑ reparations afoot for inauguration of Charaideo district at Sonari
  4. ↑ Palasbari incensed over choice of district HQ
  5. ↑ Dutta, Pullock; Das, Ripunjoy (2003-03-01). "Bounty hunters beat ASI to tombs". The Telegraph. Calcutta, India. Retrieved 2007-12-06.
  6. ↑ Das, Ripunjoy (2006-01-19). "Saving Ahom kingdom - Local youths push for Unesco tag to protect Charaideo". The Telegraph. Calcutta, India. Retrieved 2007-12-06.

Coordinates: 26°55′59″N 94°44′53″E / 26.933°N 94.7481°E / 26.933; 94.7481

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