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Why visit Pāsighāt
Townapedia lists 1 museum or landmark, 1 park or trail, 4 places to eat and 7 places to stay in and around town.
Highlights include Gomsi.
Weather in Pāsighāt
Forecast from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0). Full forecast
About Pāsighāt
Pasighat is the headquarters of East Siang district in the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh. Situated at the eastern foothills of the Himalayas at 155 metres (509 ft) above mean sea level, Pasighat is Arunachal's oldest town. The Government of India included Pasighat in the Smart Cities Mission development scheme in June 2017.
From the Wikipedia article Pasighat (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Travel tips from other travellers: Pāsighāt on Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Museums and landmarks1
Gomsi
Monument and historic site
13th-14th century archaeological site in India
Parks, trails and playgrounds1
Restaurants and cafes4
Where to stay7
History
The site of present-day Pasighat was known to the Adi people before British contact as Paklek (also Paglek), a name understood to derive from the Adi word for banana (kopak), with the settlement taking its present name from the Pasi, one of the Adi sub-tribes who were among its earliest inhabitants. Before the Pasi and other Adi communities settled the foothills around the Siang River, the area had earlier been inhabited by Dibu-Marang clans, whose displacement by incoming Adi groups is recorded in local oral tradition.
From the History section of Pasighat on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Churches and places of worship1
Shopping1
Gas and EV charging2
Schools, colleges and libraries6
Healthcare2
Map of Pāsighāt
25 places. The map loads OpenStreetMap tiles when you open it.
Getting there and nearby towns
Pasighat Airport (IXT) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 1 km away.
- Lakhi Nepali 28 km south, about 28 min by car
- Jonai Bazar 28 km south, about 28 min by car
- Chapakhowa Town 46 km east, about 46 min by car
- Boleng 47 km northwest, about 47 min by car
- Jining 49 km west, about 49 min by car
- Roing 52 km east, about 52 min by car
- Along 53 km west, about 53 min by car
- Dum Duma 60 km south, about 1 h by car
- Tinsukia 64 km south, about 1 h by car
- Mākum 65 km south, about 1 h by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB.
Reviews, tips and questions
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Pasighat Town - May2019, Bhavikji, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Unnamed2 - panoramio (860), Anto Rukbo, CC BY 3.0
- VKV Pasighat, Prashanthns, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Partial close wing position of Curetis acuta Moore, 1877 – Acute Sunbeam WLB DSC 0839, Dipanjali Biswas, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Open wing position busking of Cethosia biblis Drury, 1770 – Red Lacewing (Male) WLB DSC 0701, Dipanjali Biswas, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Open wing position of Cirrochroa aoris Doubleday, 1847 – Large Yeoman WLB DSC 0531, Dipanjali Biswas, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Partial Open wing position of Curetis acuta Moore, 1877 – Acute Sunbeam WLB DSC 0843, Dipanjali Biswas, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Close wing posiion puddling of Vindula erota Fabricius, 1793 – Cruiser (Male) WLB DSC 0521, Dipanjali Biswas, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Close wing moisture sucking and peeing activity of Lamproptera curius ( Fabricius,1787) - White Dragontail, Atanu Bose Photography, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Open wing position of Zemeros flegyas Cramer, 1780 – Punchinello WLB DSC 0667, Dipanjali Biswas, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Open wing position of Elymnias nesaea Linnaeus, 1764 – Tiger Palmfly WLB DSC 0824, Dipanjali Biswas, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Close wing position of Libythea myrrha Godart, 1819 – Club Beak WLB DSC 0552, Dipanjali Biswas, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Close wing position of Elymnias nesaea Linnaeus, 1764 – Tiger Palmfly WLB DSC 0828, Dipanjali Biswas, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Close wing position busking of Melanitis leda Linnaeus, 1758 – Common Evening Brown WLB DSC 0819, Dipanjali Biswas, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Close wing position of Gangara lebadea Hewitson, 1868 – Banded Redeye WLB DSC 0883, Dipanjali Biswas, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Close wing position of Hestina persimilis ( Westwood,1851) - Siren, Atanu Bose Photography, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Partially open wing nectaring position of Cethosia cyane (Drury, 1773) - Leopard Lacewing Male WLB DSC 1051, Dipanjali Biswas, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Closewing position of Hestina persimilis (Westwood, -1851-) - Siren, MaheshBaruahwildlife, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Partial open wing position leaf-top busking of Hypolimnas bolina Linnaeus, 1758 – Great Eggfly (Male) WLB DSC 1058, Dipanjali Biswas, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Open wing position busking of Symbrenthia lilaea Hewitson, 1864 – Northern Common Jester WLB DSC 0722, Dipanjali Biswas, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Close wing basking position of Hestina persimilis ( Westwood,1851 ) - Siren, Atanu Bose Photography, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Close wing position of Surendra quercetorum Moore, 1857 – Common Acacia Blue WLB DSC 0640, Dipanjali Biswas, CC BY-SA 4.0
- A close-up of Citrus (lemon) Flower, Mumdi Pertin, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Unnamed2 - panoramio (858), Anto Rukbo, CC BY 3.0
- Unnamed2 - panoramio (863), Anto Rukbo, CC BY 3.0
- Unnamed2 - panoramio (857), Anto Rukbo, CC BY 3.0
- Traditional Carambola Harvest, Mumdi Pertin, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Unnamed2 - panoramio (859), Anto Rukbo, CC BY 3.0
- Unnamed2 - panoramio (862), Anto Rukbo, CC BY 3.0
- Unnamed2 - panoramio (861), Anto Rukbo, CC BY 3.0
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