Silghat, 1908

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Silghat

This article has been extracted from THE IMPERIAL GAZETTEER OF INDIA , 1908. OXFORD, AT THE CLARENDON PRESS.

Note: National, provincial and district boundaries have changed considerably since 1908. Typically, old states, ‘divisions’ and districts have been broken into smaller units, and many tahsils upgraded to districts. Some units have since been renamed. Therefore, this article is being posted mainly for its historical value.

Village in Nowgong District, Eastern Bengal and Assam, situated in 26 37' N. and 92 56' E., on the left bank of the Brahma- putra, which derives its name from the rocky spur of the Kamakhya hills, which at this point come down to the river. It is a place of call for river steamers, and prior to the construction of the railway nearly all the external trade of the District passed by this route. A temple sacred to Durga stands on the hills immediately to the east of Silghat.