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Cities
( Digboi )
Assam's
oil cit y
with a history going back to the early 18th century, when oil was
first discovered in the area. The place still continues as a tiny
island of Raj culture. Digboi boasts of two modern wonders of the
world, a hundred year old oil-field still producing and the world's
oldest operating oil refinery and also British life-style complemented
by clubs and Golf Courses. This place is well connected by road,
rail & air communication. NH-38 runs through Digboi. The nearest
airport of Dibrugarh is 65 km from Digboi.
Places
Of Interest:-
National oil Park, War Cemetry, Dibru Saikhowa Wildlife Sanctuary,
Margherita, Namdapha National park, Golf Course.
National
Oil Park
Digboi oil-field is not just an oil-field, but an oil museum
and a wildlife sanctuary of surpassed beauty. One can stand near
the continent's oldest oil well-- the Discovery Well completed in
1889 AD. In the evening you may also bump across a herd of elephants
or a royal Bengal Tiger, besides some rare species of birds.
War
Cemetry
The most dramatic event in Digboi's history took place during
the World War II days when the belligerent Japanese got closer and
were within three days marching distance of Digboi. These images
come back as one kneels at the headstones at the Digboi War Cemetry,
praying for a young life nipped in the bud at battle in a strange
land far, far away from home...
Dibru
Saikhowa Wildlife Sanctuary
This sanctuary is a safe haven for extremely rare white winged
wood duck and many migratory birds. Speciality of Dibru Saikhowa
is it's wild horses, called Feral Horses.
Margherita
14 kms east of Digboi, this is the centre of Tea Gardens, Plywood
factories and coal mines.
Namdapha
National Park
100 km east of Digboi in Arunachal Pradesh beyond Margherita
is a true wilderness--not widely known and is a vast stretch of
enchanting beauty of lush green vegetation.
Golf
Course
Digboi has an 18 holes Golf course considered the best in the
entire upper Assam, where all important tournaments are held. There
are 8 other 9 hole Golf courses with tea estates between Dibrugarh
and Doom Dooma. Tingri Golf Club, Samdang Golf Army Golf Club, Dinjan
Kanjikoah Golf Club, Margherita Golf Club, Zoloni Golf Club, Dibrugarh
District Planters Golf Club, Naharkatia Golf Club.
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