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AGARTALA |
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The city of Agartala is vastly
enriched with flora & fauna. The state of Tripura provides an exotic
world that is full of suspense. Agartala is the capital of Tripura and
climbed on the ladders of being known as one of the prominet states in
Tripura only after Maharaja Krishna Manikya made Agartala his capital.
This state of Tripura is surrounded on north, west and south by
Bangladesh and on the east by the state of Mizoram, and on the northeast
by the state of Assam. Agartala, offers a lot of various activies for
the tourists with beautiful palaces, gardens, hills, temples and lakes,
all this and much more is what attracts tourists to visit this city over
and over again.
Agartala is a city that is filled
with people of diverse cultures and backgrounds this due to the fact
that the state is completely surrounded by diffrent states and Agartala
itself is situated just a couple of miles from Bangladesh.
Agartala offers some outstandingly beautiful palaces, gardens, hills,
temples and lakes. Perfection is the word for the architectural
monuments that grace this city. The red government buildings are in
contrast against the remarkably usually white old British buildings that
are still in existence and in use.
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Agartala Location: |
North- Eastern parts of India. |
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Rainfall in Agartala: |
22.4 cms (June to
August). |
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Climate of Agartala: |
Summer:
35 °C - 21.7 °C
Winter:
25 °C - 10.1 °C |
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Best Time to Visit: |
October to April. |
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How To Reach Agartala: |
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By Air: |
Agartala is well
connected by airlines flights with Calcutta, Guwahati, Delhi. |
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By Rail: |
The two nearest
railway stations are Kumarghat (160 kms) and Dharama Nagar (200 kms).
Both the stations on the North-East Frontier Railway, connectedby
203/204 Tripura Passanger with Lumding & Guwahati, where as Lumding
and Guwahati are connected with Calcutta and other major stations in
India. |
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By Road: |
Good motorable
roads connect Agartala with Silchar- 288 kms, Guwahati- 599 kms,
Shillong- 499 kms, Dharmanagar- 200 kms. |
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Tourist Attractions: |
Ujjayanta Palace,
Kunjavan Palace, Jagannath Temple, BenuVan Vihar, Maharaja Veer Vikram
College, Old Agartala, Buddha Vihar, Rabindra Kanan, State Museum
(1000-1700 hrs. Closed on Sundays). |