Itanagar is the capital of Arunachal Pradesh. Itanagar is situated at the foothills of Himalayas. It comes administratively under Papumpare district. The Nishi, also known as the Nishing, is the major tribe in Itanagar area. As a capital town, Itanagar is well connected with the rest of the country by road and air communications. Pawan Hans provides helicopter service between Guwahati and Naharlagun(Itanagar). Deluxe buses are available from Guwahati. Arunachal Pradesh (ठरà¥à¤£à¤¾à¤à¤² पà¥à¤°à¤¦à¥à¤¶) is an Indian state. ... Perspective view of the Himalaya and Mount Everest as seen from space looking south-south-east from over the Tibetan Plateau. ... Papum Pare is an administrative district in the state of Arunachal Pradesh in India. ... Nishi refers to the romanized Japanese word for west. ... The worlds most popular helicopter, the Bell 206 of Canadian Helicopters Robinson Helicopter Company (USA) R44, a four seat development of the R22 A helicopter is an aircraft which is lifted and propelled by one or more horizontal rotors (propellers). ... Guwahati is a city in India, often considered to be the gateway to the north-east part of the country. ...
Interesting places around are historical fort called Itafort which dates back to the 15th century (after which the city is named), legendary Ganga Lake or Gyakar Sinyi and the new Buddhisttemple known as Buddha Vihar consecrated by the Dalai Lama. Fundamentalist Baptist missionaries have converted about one-fifth of the town population to Christianity. As of today, Itanagar has two churches. Statues of Buddha such as this, the Tian Tan Buddha statue in Hong Kong, remind followers to practice right living. ... The word temple has different meanings in the fields of architecture, religion, geography, anatomy, and education. ... The 14th and current Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso (born 1935) The 13th Dalai Lama, Thubten Gyatso (1876-1933) In Tibetan Buddhism, the successive Dalai Lamas (taa-lai bla-ma) form a tulku lineage of Gelugpa leaders which trace back to 1391. ... Jump to: navigation, search Christianity is a monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as presented in the New Testament writings of his early followers. ...
Important economic activities include farming and agriculture.
As a capital town, Itanagar is well connected with the rest of the country by road and air communications.
It is a beautiful picnic spot, 6-kms away from Itanagar, a green forest lake surrounded by primeval vegetation, orchids masses on tall trees, tree ferns provides a small taste of the magnificent forests of the state.
Air: The nearest airport to Itanagar, at Lilabari in Assam, 67-km away, and served by connecting buses, is served by fights to and from Guwahati (2 hr 20min) and to, but not from Dibrugarh (45 min).