Assam
Tourist Place in Digboi
| Location: | Digboi, Assam, India |
| Temperature: | Summer: 18°C,35°C: Winter:7°C, 26°C |
| STD Code: | 0375 - 39 |
| Best Times: | October and May |
| Attractions: | Saikhowa National Park, War Cemetery,Dibru Saikhowa Wildlife |
| Language: | Assamese, Hindi and English |
Saikhowa National Park
Saikhowa National Park is Situated around 60 Km from Digboi, Saikhowa National Park is in the Dibrugarh district. It is covered by an area of 650 sq. Km, Saikhowa National Park is the largest wildlife park in the whole of Assam. The park is situated on the banks of River Brahmaputra making it an ideal spot for many rare and endangered species. The park was declared a wildlife sanctuary in 1986 and today is considered as one of the 19 biodiversity hot spots in the world. The park is most famous for the variety of avifauna found here. Around 300 species of avifauna, both local and migratory, have been recorded in the park. Whitewinged wood duck, spot billed pelican, Pallah's fishing eagle, Bar-headed goose are the main bird attraction of the park. Saikhowa National Park is also known for wild horses known as Feral horses, slow loris, tigers and elephants.
War Cemetery
War Cemetery is one of the two in Assam and 23 in entire India. The other one is in Guwahati. Here is the eternal resting place of those brave people who lost their lives during World War II. Earlier the War Cemetery was located on a hilltop, but after the earthquake of 1950, the cemetery got destroyed. It was then relocated to its present location afterwards. On the morning of second Sunday in November, there is a prayer ceremony held in remembrance of the souls where important verses from Bible, Geeta, Koran and Gurugranth Sahib are read.
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
Margherita is situated at 14 kms east of Digboi, this is the centre of Tea Gardens, Plywood factories and coal mines.
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