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About Nahorkatiya
Naharkatia (previously spelt as Naharkatiya or Nahorkatiya) is a town and a Municipal board in Dibrugarh district in the Indian state of Assam. It is well known for petroleum and gas reserves. Earlier, Duliajan, the head office town of Oil India Limited was in its circle. However, the towns are close, within a 30-minute journey.
From the Wikipedia article Naharkatiya (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
History
The name Naharkatia is connected with the history of killing or punishment of Prince Nahar, an adopted son of the Tai-Ahom king Sukhampha, also known as Khora Raja, punished by Kalia Chaodang. According to local saying, 'one Ahom Noble Kalia Chaodang' was entrusted to punish Prince Nahar at Bardoiyamukh for his misdeeds against the important Tai-Ahom nobles including the Ministers. This Kalia alias Kola Chaodang was finally settled near today's Naharkatia Railway Station and from this episode, the area became Nahakatia. Nahar+katiya, i.e., the person who cut or beheaded Nahar at the instance of Tai-Ahom king Siukhampha settled there. Naharkatiya was frequented by many Indian royals, including Austric King Sung-Saumara, Kachari kings Bicharpatipha, Mahamanukyapha, Tai-Ahom kings Chaolung Siukapha, Siukhampha alias Khora Raja during the attack of Koch General Chilarai on the capital Gargaon in 1562. Jaydhvajsimha visited while in exile during the Mughal invasion by Nabab Mirjumla, 1662.
Burmese General Mingimaha Tilwa traveled this route to Mung-dun-chun-kham in the early part of the 19th century.
Ahom General Patalsing Barbarua founded Jaypur garh against the advancing Burmese through this route, finally sacrificing his life at the hands of the Burmese at Jeypore.
Sriram Ata founded his Vaisnavi Satra there. Nocte Chief Narottama accepted the Vaisnav faith there.
From the History section of Naharkatiya on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Getting there and nearby towns
Dibrugarh Mohanbari Airport (DIB) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 38 km away.
- Sarupathar Bengali 6 km north, about 6 min by car
- Duliajan Oil Town 8 km north, about 8 min by car
- Duliajan 8 km north, about 8 min by car
- Nāmrup 10 km south, about 10 min by car
- Deomali 17 km southeast, about 17 min by car
- Bahbari Gaon 22 km north, about 22 min by car
- Tinsukia 23 km north, about 23 min by car
- Mākum 25 km northeast, about 25 min by car
- Kachujan Gaon 24 km north, about 24 min by car
- Chābua 27 km northwest, about 27 min by car
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- Naharkatiya, Changgogoi, CC BY-SA 4.0
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