| This is a major
oil town of the north east India. The town boosts of one of the first
and the oldest refineries of the country. The Oil history of the town
goes back to the early 18th century when oil was first discovered
in the area. |
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| Apart from its oil, Digboi is proud
of its natural beauty which includes the numerous tea gardens and
mystic blue hills surrounding it. The forests around the Digboi town
is a heaven for bird life. There is also a 18-hole golf course in
Digboi and a Second world war cemetery constructed by the British
nearby. |
The places of interest around
Digboi includes :
Dibru Saikhowa Wildlife Sanctuary –
Famous for its collection of extremely rare white winged wood duck,
this sanctuary is a heaven for many other migratory birds. Apart from
birds the sanctuary also is the home for many wildlife species including
the wild horses, known as Feral Horses. |
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Margherita - is a small town surrounded
by tea estates. This is also the Northern headquarters of Coal India
Ltd. Located on the banks of Dihing river at the foot of the Patkoi
range, the town was given its name by the Italian engineers who worked
here during the 19th century. The name was derived from that of the
queen of Italy. |
| National Oil Park - Digboi oil-field
also has a oil museum and a wildlife sanctuary of unsurpassed beauty.
This place has the oldest oil well of Asia which was discovered in
188. In the evening you may just come across a herd of elephants grazing
lazily at branches of trees. If you are lucky enough a close encounter
with a royal Bengal Tiger is also not impossible here. |
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War Cemetery - During the Second World
War the Japanese army reached within three days' marching distance
from Digboi. The crematory of the war heroes commemorates the young
lives that fought against the invading army. |
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