| Arunachal Pradesh means the "land of the
dawn-lit mountains" and lives up to its name. Pine-forested mountains echoing with
the sound of the gurgling streams rushing down slopes - does this sound like fairy tale
land? Add to that an amazing array of flora and fauna, in a unique habitat with glaciers,
high altitude meadows and sub-tropical forests. Myriad tribes who still preserve their own identities, cultures, traditions and
lifestyles inhabit this state, which has stayed in glorious isolation for so long. An
interesting facet of the tribal villages here is that materialism just does not exist. The
simplicity of the tribal people and the untamed profusion of nature make you feel like you
are in a time warp. |
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F A C
T B O X |
| Area |
83,743sq km |
| Population |
1,091,117 (2001) |
| Capital City |
Itanagar |
| Religion |
Buddhist, Animist-Shamanism etc. |
| Language |
Dafla, Adi, Wancho, Monpa, Nocta, Miji |
Districts |
13 (Tawang, West Kameng, East Kameng, Lower
Subansiri, Upper Subansiri, West Siang. East Siang, Lohit, Dibang Valley, Tirap,
Changlang, Papumpare, Upper Siang) |
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