Arunachal Pradesh

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Arunachal Pradesh is a northeastern Indian state known for its mountainous terrain, diverse indigenous cultures, and strategic location along the borders with China, Bhutan, and Myanmar.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf state of India
airportLocatedAt Hollongi near Itanagar
area approximately 83743 square kilometres
borderWith Assam
Bhutan
China
Myanmar
Nagaland
capital Itanagar
claimedAs South Tibet
claimedBy China
country India
countrySubdivisionType state
formerName North-East Frontier Agency
hasAirport Donyi Polo Airport
hasFestival Losar
Mopin
Nyokum
Reh
Solung
hasInternationalBoundaryLengthWithBhutan approximately 160 kilometres
hasInternationalBoundaryLengthWithChina approximately 1126 kilometres
hasInternationalBoundaryLengthWithMyanmar approximately 520 kilometres
hasMajorTown Bomdila
Pasighat
Roing
Tawang
Tezu
Ziro
hasMonastery Tawang Monastery
hasNationalPark Mouling National Park
Namdapha National Park
hasPass Sela Pass
hasRegionalBenchOfHighCourt Itanagar Permanent Bench of Gauhati High Court
hasRiver Brahmaputra River
Kameng River
Lohit River
Siang River
Subansiri River
hasTigerReserve Kamlang Tiger Reserve
Namdapha Tiger Reserve
Pakke Tiger Reserve
hasTribe Adi
Apatani
Galo
Mishmi
Monpa
Nocte
Nyishi
Singpho
Tagin
Wancho
highCourt Gauhati High Court
isoCode IN-AR
knownFor diverse indigenous cultures
mountainous terrain
strategic border location
largestCity Itanagar
legislativeAssemblyType unicameral legislature
legislature Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
locatedIn Northeast India
mountainRange Eastern Himalayas
officialLanguage English
religion Buddhism
Christianity
Hinduism
indigenous animist beliefs
sharesDisputedBorderWith China
statehoodDate 20 February 1987
statehoodStatus full state
summerCapital Itanagar
timeZone Indian Standard Time
utcOffset +05:30
vehicleRegistrationCode AR
wasUnionTerritoryAs North-East Frontier Agency
winterCapital Itanagar


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