Arunachal Pradesh
Capital  - Coordinates	Itanagar  - 27.08° N 93.4° E
Largest city	Itanagar
Population (2001)  - Density	1,091,117 (26th)  - 13/km²
Area  - Districts	83,743 km² (14th)  - 16
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
Establishment  - Governor  - Chief Minister  - Legislature (seats)	1987-02-20  - S.K. Singh  - Gegong Apang  - Unicameral (60)
Official language(s)	English, Hindi
Abbreviation (ISO)	IN-AR
Website: arunachalpradesh.nic.in
Seal of Arunachal Pradesh

Arunachal Pradesh pronunciation (help· info) (Hindi: अरुणाचल प्रदेश Aruṇācal Pradeś; Chinese: 藏南 Zangnan or South Tibet) is a region currently administered by India but also claimed by China. It is part of what are called the Seven Sister States of the Northeast of India. Arunachal Pradesh borders the state of Assam to the south and Nagaland to the south east. Myanmar lies to the east of the state, Bhutan to the west, while the McMahon Line separates it from the zone of control of the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the north. Itanagar is the capital of the state. Image File history File links India_Arunachal_Pradesh_locator_map. ... 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Arunachal Pradesh (अरुणाचल प्रदेश) is an Indian state. ... Look up Region in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... The Seven Sister States of India The Seven Sister States are a region in northeastern India, comprising the contiguous states of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Manipur, Mizoram, Nagaland, and Tripura. ... Assam   (Assamese: অসম Ôxôm) is a northeastern state of India with its capital at Dispur - now a part of Guwahati. ... Nagaland (Hindi: नागालैंड)   Nagaland is a vibrant hill state located in the extreme North Eastern part of India in northeast India. ... The McMahon Line crosses a high-altitude wasteland which was briefly the focus of world attention in 1962 as Indian and Chinese forces struggled for control. ... Itanagar is the capital of Arunachal Pradesh. ...

Arunachal Pradesh is one of two main disputed regions between India and China, the other being Aksai Chin: the People's Republic of China does not recognize the state of Arunachal Pradesh, nor the McMahon Line. The PRC regards all of the territory administered by Arunachal Pradesh as Chinese territory occupied by India, and splits the area nominally among six border counties of the Tibet Autonomous Region: (from west to east) Cona, Lhünzê, Nang, Mainling, Mêdog, and Zayü. India does not recognize any of these claims, and considers the state to be an integral part of the country. The entire region is administered by Indian authorities, despite attempts by the People's Republic to oust them from the region. China - India Western border showing Aksai Chin Aksai Chin (Simplified Chinese: , Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: Ä€kèsàiqÄ«n, Hindi: अकसाई चिन) is a region located at the junction of the Peoples Republic of China, Pakistan, and India. ... The McMahon Line crosses a high-altitude wasteland which was briefly the focus of world attention in 1962 as Indian and Chinese forces struggled for control. ... The Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) (Tibetan: བོད་རང་སྐྱོང་ལྗོངས་; Wylie: Bod-rang-skyong-ljongs; Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ), is a province-level autonomous region of the Peoples Republic of China (PRC). ... Nang County, Tibetan: ཀོང་པོ་རྒྱ་མདའ་རྫོང་ Wylie kong po rgya mda rdzong ) is a county of the Nyingtri Prefecture in the Tibet Autonomous Region, Category: ... Mainling County, Tibetan: ཀོང་པོ་རྒྱ་མདའ་རྫོང་ Wylie kong po rgya mda rdzong ) is a county of the Nyingtri Prefecture in the Tibet Autonomous Region, Category: ... Mêdog County, Tibetan: ཀོང་པོ་རྒྱ་མདའ་རྫོང་ Wylie kong po rgya mda rdzong) is a county of the Nyingtri Prefecture in the Tibet Autonomous Region, Category: ... Zayü County, (Tibetan: ཀོང་པོ་རྒྱ་མདའ་རྫོང་ Wylie: kong po rgya mda rdzong) is a county of the Nyingtri Prefecture in the Tibet Autonomous Region. ...

The name South Tibet (Zangnan) is often used by Chinese sources to refer to the disputed region. At the same time, both the PRC and India have defined a Line of Actual Control, and it is widely believed that this dispute is not likely to result in actual hostilities. Arunachal Pradesh was administered as the North East Frontier Agency (NEFA) until 1972, when it became the Union Territory of Arunachal Pradesh. During the 1962 Sino-Indian War, the PRC captured most of the NEFA, but the Chinese soon declared victory and voluntarily withdrew back to the McMahon Line for further negotiations. The NEFA was given full statehood by India in November 1986 after taking into consideration the security situation in the east and Sino-Indian tensions. Arunachal Pradesh (अरुणाचल प्रदेश) is an Indian state. ... Line of Actual Control is the current border dividing Indian and Chinese occupied zones in the contested territories after the 1962 Sino-Indian War. ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar). ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The McMahon Line crosses a high-altitude wasteland which was briefly the focus of world attention in 1962 as Indian and Chinese forces struggled for control. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Most of the people living in Arunachal Pradesh are either of Tibetan or Thai-Burmese origin. Another 15% of the population are immigrants, including 30,000 Bangladeshi and Chakma expatriates, and immigrants from other parts of India, notably Assam and Nagaland. Ethnolinguistic Groups of Tibet, 1967 ( See entire map, which includes a key) Ethnic Tibetan autonomous entities set up by the Peoples Republic of China. ... The Chakma, who are also known as the Changma, is a Mongoloid tribe inhabiting in the Chittagong Hill Tracts of Bangladesh. ... Assam   (Assamese: অসম Ôxôm) is a northeastern state of India with its capital at Dispur - now a part of Guwahati. ... Nagaland (Hindi: नागालैंड)   Nagaland is a vibrant hill state located in the extreme North Eastern part of India in northeast India. ...

"Arunachal Pradesh" means "land of the dawn-lit mountains" [5] or "land of the rising sun" [6] ("pradesh" means "state" or "region") in reference to its position as the most easterly state of the Indian Union. Pradesh is an Indian province. ...

History

The first ancestors of the tribal groups migrated from Tibet during the pre-historic period, they were joined by Thai-Burmese counterparts later. Except for the northwestern parts of the state, little is known about the history of Arunachal Pradesh, although the Apatani tribe had legendary knowledge of the history. Recorded history was only available in the Ahom chronicles during the 16th century. The tribal Monpa and Sherdukpen do keep historical records of the existence of local chiefdoms in the northwest as well. Northwestern parts of this area came under the control of the Monpa kingdom of Monyul, which flourished between 500 B.C. and 600 A.D. This region then came under the loose control of Tibet and Bhutan, especially in the Northern areas. The remaining parts of the state, especially those bordering Myanmar, came under the control of the Ahom and the Assamese until the annexation of India by the British in 1858. Tibet (older spelling Thibet; Tibetan: བོད་; Wylie: Bod; pronounced in the Lhasa dialect; Chinese: ; pinyin: or Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: [the two names are used with different connotations; see Name section below]) is a region in Central Asia and the home of the Tibetan people. ... The Apatani population of 40,000 is centered in the Papumpare and the Lower Subansiri district of Arunachal Pradesh, although they can also be found in parts of Northern Assam, and to a lower extent, Nagaland. ... The Ahoms established the Ahom kingdom (1228-1826) in parts of present-day Assam and ruled it for nearly 600 years. ... The Monpa (门巴) are an ethnic group in the Peoples Republic of China, with a population of 50,000, centered in the districts of Tawang and West Kameng. ... Two Sherdukpen Couples The Sherdukpen are an ethnic group related to both the Aka and Monpa. ... The Monpa (门巴) are an ethnic group in the Peoples Republic of China, with a population of 50,000, centered in the districts of Tawang and West Kameng. ... Tibet (older spelling Thibet; Tibetan: བོད་; Wylie: Bod; pronounced in the Lhasa dialect; Chinese: ; pinyin: or Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: [the two names are used with different connotations; see Name section below]) is a region in Central Asia and the home of the Tibetan people. ... The Ahoms established the Ahom kingdom (1228-1826) in parts of present-day Assam and ruled it for nearly 600 years. ... Assam   (Assamese: অসম Ôxôm) is a northeastern state of India with its capital at Dispur - now a part of Guwahati. ...

Recent excavations of ruins of Hindu temples such as the 14th Malinithan at the foot of the Siang hills in West Siang shed new light on the ancient history of Arunachal Pradesh. Paintings of the Hindu gods and altars remained untouched for many years. They attracted many local pilgrims. Another notable heritage site, Bhismaknagar, suggested that the Idu Mishmi had a local civilisation. The third heritage site, the 400-year-old Tawang monastery in the Tawang district also provides historical evidence of the Buddhist tribal peoples. West Siang is an administrative district in the state of Arunachal Pradesh in India. ... With a population of just 2,300, the Lhoba (珞巴) are one of the smallest officially recognized ethnic groups in China. ... The Mishmi of India is an ethnic tribe comprising of mainly three tribes: Idu Mishmi; Digaru (Taraon) Mishmi, and Miju Mishmi. ... The Tawang district is located at the north-west of the state of Arunachal Pradesh in India. ...

In 1913-14, the British administrator, Sir Henry McMahon, drew up the 550-mile McMahon Line as the border between British India and Tibet during the Simla Conference, as Britain sought to advance its line of control and establish buffer zones around its colony in South Asia. The Tibetan and British representatives at the conference agreed to the line, which ceded Tawang and other Tibetan areas to British India; however the Chinese representative refused to accept the line owing to domestic pressures. The Chinese position since then has been that since China was sovereign over Tibet, the line was invalid without Chinese agreement. Furthermore, by refusing to sign the Simla documents, the Chinese Government had escaped according any recognition to the validity of the McMahon Line.^[1] Sir Henry McMahon was the British High Commissioner in Egypt best known for the Hussein-McMahon_Correspondence. ... The McMahon Line crosses a high-altitude wasteland which was briefly the focus of world attention in 1962 as Indian and Chinese forces struggled for control. ... The Tawang district is located at the north-west of the state of Arunachal Pradesh in India. ...

For the first two decades after the Simla Conference, the Survey of India did not show the McMahon Line as the border between British India and Tibet either; only in 1937 did they publish a map showing it as the official boundary; in 1938 the Survey of India published a map showing Tawang as a part of Tibet. In 1944, Britain established administrations in the area, from Dirang Dzong in the west to Walong in the east. Tibet, however, altered its position on the McMahon Line in late 1947 when the Tibetan government wrote a note presented to the newly independent Indian Ministry of External Affairs laying claims to Tibetan districts south of the McMahon Line.^[2] The situation developed further as India became independent and the People's Republic of China was established in the late 1940s: with the PRC poised to take over Tibet, India unilaterally declared the McMahon Line to be the boundary in November 1950, and forced the Tibetan administration out of the Tawang area in 1951, despite PRC's protests. [7][8] The NEFA (North East Frontier Agency) was created in 1954. 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Year 1938 (MCMXXXVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1944 calendar). ... Walong is a small cantonment and administative town in the Lohit District of the state of Arunachal Pradesh in northeastern India. ... 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The issue was quiet during the next decade or so of cordial Sino-Indian relations, but erupted again during the Sino-Indian War of 1962. The cause of the escalation into war is still disputed by both Chinese and Indian sources. (See Sino-Indian War.) This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... 1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar). ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

During the war in 1962 the PRC captured most of the NEFA. However, China soon declared victory and voluntarily withdrew back to the McMahon Line and returned Indian prisoners of war in 1963. The war has resulted in the termination of barter trade with Tibet, although in 2007 the state government has shown signs to resume barter trade with Tibet.^[3] The McMahon Line crosses a high-altitude wasteland which was briefly the focus of world attention in 1962 as Indian and Chinese forces struggled for control. ...

Of late, Arunachal Pradesh faces threat from terrorist groups, notably the National Socialist Council of Nagalim (NSCN), who were believed to have base camps in the districts of Changlang and Tirap.^[4] There were occasional reports of these terrorist groups harassing the local people.^[5]

Recent Developments

As of November, 2006, the Chinese Ambassador to India, Sun Yuxi has publicly stated in India: "In our position, the whole of the state of Arunachal Pradesh is Chinese territory. And Tawang is only one of the places in it. We are claiming all of that. That is our position." India's External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee has countered that statement by saying that "Arunachal is an integral part of India." India and China are currently engaged in talks to resolve the boundary question. Last year, both countries signed the "Political Parameters and Guiding Principles" document to peacefully resolve this issue.^[6] Look up November in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Tawang district is located at the north-west of the state of Arunachal Pradesh in India. ...

Geography

Much of Arunachal Pradesh is covered by the Himalayas, albeit parts of Lohit, Changlang and Tirap are covered by the Patkai. Kangto (7090m), Nyegi Kangsang (7050m), the main Gorichen peak (6488m) and the Eastern Gorichen peak (6222m) are some of the highest peaks in this part of the Himalayas.^[7] Perspective view of the Himalayas and Mount Everest as seen from space looking south-south-east from over the Tibetan Plateau. ... Lohit is an administrative district in the state of Arunachal Pradesh in India. ... Changlang is the capital of Changlang District. ... The Tirap district is located in the southeastern part of Arunachal Pradesh. ... The Patkai or the Purvachal are the hills on Indias eastern border with Myanmar. ...

Climate

The climate of Arunachal Pradesh varies with elevation. Areas with very high elevation in the Upper Himalayas near the Tibetan border enjoy an alpine or Tundra climate. Below the Upper Himalayas come the Middle Himalayas, where people experience a temperate climate. Fruits like apples, oranges, etc are grown. Areas at the sub-Himalayan and sea-level elevation experience a humid sub-tropical climate, with hot summers and mild winters. Tibet (older spelling Thibet; Tibetan: བོད་; Wylie: Bod; pronounced in the Lhasa dialect; Chinese: ; pinyin: or Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: [the two names are used with different connotations; see Name section below]) is a region in Central Asia and the home of the Tibetan people. ... In physical geography, tundra is an area where the tree growth is hindered by low temperatures and short growing seasons. ... This article is about the tree and its fruit. ... Orange—specifically, sweet orange—refers to the citrus tree Citrus sinensis (syn. ...

The state receives heavy rainfall of 80 to 160 inches (2,000 to 4,000 mm) annually, most of it falling between May and September. The mountain slopes and hills are covered with alpine, temperate, and subtropical forests of dwarf rhododendron, oak, pine, maple, fir, and juniper; sal (Shorea) and teak are the main economic species. Subgenera Azaleastrum Candidastrum Hymenanthes Mumeazalea Pentanthera (Azaleas) Rhododendron Therorhodion Tsutsusi (Azaleas) Vireya Source: RBG, Edinburgh Rhododendron (from the Greek: rhodos, rose, and dendron, tree) is a genus of flowering plants in the family Ericaceae. ... Species See List of Quercus species The term oak can be used as part of the common name of any of several hundred species of trees and shrubs in the genus Quercus, and some related genera, notably Cyclobalanopsis and Lithocarpus. ... For other uses, see Pine (disambiguation). ... Range of Maples Species See List of Acer species Maples are trees or shrubs of the genus Acer. ... FIR may stand for: finite impulse response (a property of some digital filters) far infrared, i. ... Species Junipers are coniferous plants in the genus Juniperus of the cypress family Cupressaceae. ... Once there was a man named Jeffrey Deffrey. ... Species Tectona grandis Tectona hamiltoniana Tectona philippinensis Teak (Tectona), also called jati is a genus of tropical hardwood trees in the family Verbenaceae, native to the south and southeast of Asia, and is commonly found as a component of monsoon forest vegetation. ...

Sub-divisions

Arunachal Pradesh is divided into Sixteen districts, each administered by a district collector, who sees to the needs of the local people. Especially along the Tibetan border, the Indian army has considerable presence due to the concern about Chinese intentions. Special permits called Inner Line Permits (ILP) are required to enter Arunachal Pradesh through any of it checkgates on its border with Assam. The District Collector is a Central Indian Government appointee who is in charge of the governance of a district in a state. ... The Indian Army is the largest branch of the Armed Forces of India and has the primary responsibility of conducting land-based military operations. ...

Districts of Arunachal Pradesh:

• Anjaw District
• Changlang District
• East Kameng
• East Siang
• Kurung Kumey
• Lohit District
• Lower Dibang Valley
• Lower Subansiri
• Papumpare
• Tawang District
• Tirap District
• Upper Dibang Valley
• Upper Subansiri
• Upper Siang
• West Kameng
• West Siang

Anjaw District is an admistrative distict in the state of Arunachal Pradesh in northern India. ... The Changlang district is located in Arunachal Pradesh, located south of the Lohit district and north of the Tirap district. ... The East Kameng district is located in Arunachal Pradesh. ... East Siang is an administrative district in the state of Arunachal Pradesh in India. ... Kurung Kumey District Name : KURUNG KUMEY Newly created fifteenth district of Arunachal Pradesh. ... Lohit is an administrative district in the state of Arunachal Pradesh in India. ... This page needs to be split between the Upper Dibang Valley and the Lower Dibang Valley article. ... Lower Subansiri is an administrative district in the state of Arunachal Pradesh in India. ... Papum Pare is an administrative district in the state of Arunachal Pradesh in India. ... The Tawang district is located at the north-west of the state of Arunachal Pradesh in India. ... The Tirap district is located in the southeastern part of Arunachal Pradesh. ... This page needs to be split between the Upper Dibang Valley and the Lower Dibang Valley article. ... Upper Subansiri is an administrative district in the state of Arunachal Pradesh in India. ... Upper Siang is an administrative district in the state of Arunachal Pradesh in India. ... West Kameng is a district of Arunachal Pradesh in India. ... West Siang is an administrative district in the state of Arunachal Pradesh in India. ...

Demographics

Main article: Demographics of Arunachal Pradesh

65% of the Arunachalis belong to 20 major-collective tribes and 82 tribes, who had a heritage of a diverse and rich culture, language and beliefs. Most of them are either of Tibetan or of Thai-Burmese origin. Another 35% of the population are immigrants, including 30,000 Bangladeshi, Bodo Hajong and Chakma expartriates, and immigrants from other parts of India, notably Assam and Nagaland. The most notable tribes include the Adi, Nishi, Monpa and Apatani. As of today, the population of Arunachal Pradesh stands at a little over 1 million, of which they are divided into 82 tribes and sub-tribes. ... Tibet (older spelling Thibet; Tibetan: བོད་; Wylie: Bod; pronounced in the Lhasa dialect; Chinese: ; pinyin: or Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: [the two names are used with different connotations; see Name section below]) is a region in Central Asia and the home of the Tibetan people. ... Bodo may stand for: Bodø A city in Norway An ethnic community in India: Bodo A genus of protozoa: Bodo Polish actor and director Eugeniusz Bodo Saint Bodo of Toul This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... The Chakma, who are also known as the Changma, is a Mongoloid tribe inhabiting in the Chittagong Hill Tracts of Bangladesh. ... Assam   (Assamese: অসম Ôxôm) is a northeastern state of India with its capital at Dispur - now a part of Guwahati. ... Nagaland (Hindi: नागालैंड)   Nagaland is a vibrant hill state located in the extreme North Eastern part of India in northeast India. ... The Adi is a major collective tribe living in the hills of Arunachal Pradesh. ... A Nishi tribal wearing the traditional head-dress having a hornbill beak Nishis A Nishi house The Nishi tribe principally inhabit the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh. ... The Monpa (门巴) are an ethnic group in the Peoples Republic of China, with a population of 50,000, centered in the districts of Tawang and West Kameng. ... The Apatani population of 40,000 is centered in the Papumpare and the Lower Subansiri district of Arunachal Pradesh, although they can also be found in parts of Northern Assam, and to a lower extent, Nagaland. ...

The literacy of the State rose to 54.74% from 41.59% in 1991. As of today, the number of literates is 487,796. Recent statistics shows that 36% of Arunachal's population are Animist, who follow Animistic religions such as Donyi-Polo and Rangfrah. 37% are Hindus. Tribes who follow Hinduism include the Nocte and Miri. [9] Another 13% are practicing Buddhists. Tibetan Buddhism predominates in the districts of Tawang, West Kameng and isolated regions adjacent to Tibet, and Theravada Buddhism is practiced by tribal groups living near the Burmese border. This article is in need of attention. ... Donyi-Polo is a religion in Arunachal Pradesh, followed by the tribes of Arunachal Pradesh. ... This article discusses the adherents of Hinduism. ... The Nocte, which literally means village people, is a tribe of a population of 33,000 found in the Patkoi Hills of Tirap district of Arunachal Pradesh. ... Location in Malaysia Coordinates: Country Malaysia State Sarawak Establishment Local Authority (Granted city status in 2005) Mayor Dato Wee Han Wen Area    - City 4,707. ... A replica of an ancient statue found among the ruins of a temple at Sarnath Buddhism is a philosophy based on the teachings of the Buddha, Siddhārtha Gautama, a prince of the Shakyas, whose lifetime is traditionally given as 566 to 486 BCE. It had subsequently been accepted by... Tibetan Buddhism is the body of religious Buddhist doctrine and institutions characteristic of Tibet, the Himalayan region (including northern Nepal, Bhutan, and Sikkim), Mongolia, Buryatia, Tuva and Kalmykia (Russia), and northeastern China (Manchuria: Heilongjiang, Jilin). ... The Tawang district is located at the north-west of the state of Arunachal Pradesh in India. ... West Kameng is a district of Arunachal Pradesh in India. ... Tibet (older spelling Thibet; Tibetan: བོད་; Wylie: Bod; pronounced in the Lhasa dialect; Chinese: ; pinyin: or Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: [the two names are used with different connotations; see Name section below]) is a region in Central Asia and the home of the Tibetan people. ... Theravada (Pali; Sanskrit: Sthaviravada) is one of the eighteen (or twenty) Nikāya schools that formed early in the history of Buddhism. ...

Christians, mostly Baptist, present since 1961, claim to be 13% of the population. There are some non Baptist groups active since 1990. Christianity is widely practiced by several Naga tribes in Changlang and Tirap adjacent to Nagaland, although many Nagas in these areas remain followers of traditional beliefs. Though not common, a few tribal groups combine the Christian and traditional belief systems together. The presence of large groups of Chakma and Bodo Hajong refugees had spurred up mixed reactions among the local people. Although some Chakmas were granted voting rights in 2004,^[8] they were refused citizenship status by the Chief Minister.^[9] Changlang is the capital of Changlang District. ... The Tirap district is located in the southeastern part of Arunachal Pradesh. ... Nagaland (Hindi: नागालैंड)   Nagaland is a vibrant hill state located in the extreme North Eastern part of India in northeast India. ... The Chakma, who are also known as the Changma, is a Mongoloid tribe inhabiting in the Chittagong Hill Tracts of Bangladesh. ...

Economy

Macro-economic trend

This is a chart of trend of gross state domestic product of Arunachal Pradesh at market prices estimated by Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation with figures in millions of Indian Rupees.

Arunachal Pradesh's gross state domestic product for 2004 is estimated at $706 million in current prices. Agriculture is the primary driver of the economy. Jhum, the local word for shifting cultivation, which was widely practised among the tribal groups has come to be less practiced. Arunachal Pradesh has close to 61,000 square kilometers of forests, and the forest-products are the next most significant sector of the economy. Among the crops grown here are rice, maize, millet, wheat, pulses, sugarcane, ginger and oilseeds. Arunachal is also ideal for horticulture and fruit orchards. Its major industries are sawmills, plywood (these two trades however have been stopped by law), rice mills, fruit preservation units and handloom handicrafts.

Transport

The state's airports are located at Itanagar, Daparjio, Ziro, Along, Tezu and Pasighat. However, owing to the rough terrain, these airports are mostly small and cannot handle many flights. Arunachal Pradesh has two highways; the 336km National Highway 52, completed in 1998, connects Jonai with Dirak.^[10] There is another highway which connects Tezpur in Assam with Tawang.^[11] Itanagar is the capital of Arunachal Pradesh. ... Ziro is a census town in Lower Subansiri district in the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh. ... Tezu is the headquarters of Lohit district in the state of Arunachal Pradesh in India. ... Tezpur in the state of Assam, India, is an ancient town on the banks of the river Brahmaputra. ... Assam   (Assamese: অসম Ôxôm) is a northeastern state of India with its capital at Dispur - now a part of Guwahati. ... Tawang is a small town situated at an elevation of approximately 3048 meters (10,000 feet) in the northwest of Arunachal Pradesh. ...

Tourism

The unspoiled environment of Arunachal Pradesh has attracted tourists from many parts of the world. There is also significant locally arranged tourism to see the cultural diversity of Arunachal Pradesh, places from Bomdila and Tawang to Tirap. At this time, foreigners need a special travel permit to enter Arunachal Pradesh. Bomdila is the headquarters of West Kameng district in the state of Arunachal Pradesh in India. ... Tawang is a small town situated at an elevation of approximately 3048 meters (10,000 feet) in the northwest of Arunachal Pradesh. ... The Tirap district is located in the southeastern part of Arunachal Pradesh. ...

See also

• List of disputed or occupied territories
• List of people from Arunachal Pradesh
• Religion in Arunachal Pradesh
• Arunachal Dragon Force
• South Tibet

This list includes only disputes between widely-recognized countries, and does not cover regions which have proclaimed independence but have not been recognized, nor regions which are seeking independence. ... People born in the Indian stste of Arunachal Pradesh. ... Owing to its ethnic and cultural diversity, Arunachal Pradesh has long been a spot for the syncretism of different traditional religions. ... The Arunachal Dragon Force (ADF), also know as the East India Liberation Front, is a violent secessionist movement in the eastern Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh. ... Arunachal Pradesh (अरुणाचल प्रदेश) is an Indian state. ...

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External links

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• Official Government website of Arunachal Pradesh
• Tourism Department of Arunachal Pradesh
• Scenic Beauty from Arunachal Pradesh
• Large Map of the Disputed Region
• Arunachal Pradesh Internet Directory
• Photographs of Arunachal Pradesh
• portal of Indian leaders, states, and districts
• 1962 Border War between India and China(Henderson brook report)
• Arunachal Pradesh Flowers
• In Search of New Identities by Pura Tado, The Telegraph, Kolkata, May 24, 2004.
• Professionals of the North East India across the World
• C-NES profile
• NGO's in Arunachal Praedesh
• Vivekananda Kendra Vidyalayas Arunachal Pradesh Trust

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