Some surprising facts about the Northeast

🌸🌼 *NORTH EAST INDIA* 🌼🌸

Arunachal  Pradesh Governor *P B Acharya* said, " Indians know more about the US than about  the Northeast".

🌻Here are some of the surprising facts about the Northeast.

1) There are *eight states* in Northeast: Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Tripura, Sikkim, Nagaland.

2) There are nearly *220 languages* spoken in the Northeast, It is a mix of Tibetan, South-east Asian and East Indian Cultures.

3) Northeast is the only part of India that the *Mughal Empire could not  conquer*.

4) The *Ahom Dynasty*, which ruled the Northeast for 600 years, is the longest unbroken Dynasty in Indian history.

5) The world's largest river island, the *Majuli* and the world's smallest river island, *Umananda* both are in the Northeast.

6) *Seven prominent National Parks* of India are located in Northeast.

7) *Shillong* is considered as the Rock Capital of India.

8) *Mawsynram* in Meghalaya holds the Guinness World Record for being the Wettest Place on Earth.

9) *Sualkuchi* in Assam is one of the World's largest weaving villages where the entire population is engaged in weaving Silk Fabrics.

10) *Muga*, the Golden Silk of Assam, is not produced anywhere else in the World.

11) It is the cleanest region in India. *Mawlynnong* in Meghalaya is the cleanest village in *entire Asia*.

12) 70% of the country's *Orchids* are found in Northeast.

13) Mizoram and Tripura are among the states with the highest *Literacy* rate in India.

14) There is *no Dowry* culture in entire Northeast.

15. Naga king chilli is the guines book of worl record hottest chilli in the world, which is the native plant of Nagaland.

16. Guines book of world record on largerst number of guitarist holds by Nagaland.

17. Guiness book of world record of largest number of drummers holds by Manipur.

18. Tragopan bird is available only in Nagaland in the world.