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This book entitled 'An Illustrated Geography of Assam' contains a collection of twenty articles contributed by a group of authors across different disciplines. The articles address the varied themes covering the land and people of Assam, viz. Assam in Chronology perspective, topography and physiography, geology and minerals, soils, climate, rivers, wetlands, water resources, forest resources and biodiversity, land use land cover, natural disasters, ethnic groups and ethnicities, population growth and demographic changes, rural and urban settlements, agriculture, industries, transport, tourism, geopolitics and health sector and health status. Covering a wide spectrum of topics devoted to almost all aspects of the state of Assam, this book is expected to be very useful, informative and interesting to the students, research scholars, teachers and academicians of different backgrounds, the aspirants of different competitive examinations besides fulfilling the needs of various agencies engaged in planning and development of the state.