Silapathar is a small city and municipal board in Dhemaji district in the Indian state of Assam. The name itself derived from Assamese word "Sila" means Kite and "Pothar" means rice fields as the place used be a kiting ground for native Mising people during the winters. The city is on the northern bank of the Brahmaputra River and is 470 kilometres (290 mi) from the city of Guwahati and just six km (3.7 mi) from border of Arunachal Pradesh. The longest rail cum road bridge in India (Bogibeel bridge) connects Silapathar to Dibrugarh. Historical Malinithan Mandir is located around ten km (6.2 mi) from Silapathar.
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Silapathar is the commercial hub of Dhemaji district and Arunachal Pradesh. The place has a heady mix of indigenous communities like Mising, Chutia, Ahom, Gorkhas and Deoris.
Silapathar Buddhist Monastery (Zangdok Palri Monastery) is the second largest Buddhist Monastery in India constructed by Khen Rinpoche Tsering Dorjee under the aegis of Pema Mani Charitable Trust.
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Towns around Silapathar
- Dibrugarh22 km SE
- Tinsukia64 km E
- Duliajan Oil Town64 km SE
- Duliajan64 km SE
- Along64 km N
- Sibsāgar68 km S
- Nahorkatiya69 km SE
- Sonāri70 km SE
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