Dinjan

Dinjan Dinjaygaon
—  town  —
Dinjan Location of Dinjan in Assam and India
Coordinates	27°30′0″N 95°10′0″E / 27.5°N 95.166667°E / 27.5; 95.166667Coordinates: 27°30′0″N 95°10′0″E / 27.5°N 95.166667°E / 27.5; 95.166667
Country	India
State	Assam
District(s)	Dibrugarh
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)
Area • Elevation • Coastline	• 106 metres (348 ft) • 0 kilometres (0 mi)
Codes • Vehicle • AS-

Dinjan (or Dinjaygaon) is a small township in Dibrugarh district of Assam, India.It is located in the tea growing area of Assam. The closest town to it is Tinsukhia. Dinjan became prominent during World War II when it had an airfield there from which C-47 of the CNAC flew over the "Hump" into Kunming in China carrying much needed supplies for the forces of Gen Chiang Kai Shek for the war against Japan. Other similar airfields in the vicinity were Chabua, Ledo, Mohanbari, Doom Dooma.

Geography

It is located at 27°30′0″N 95°10′0″E / 27.5°N 95.166667°E / 27.5; 95.166667 at an elevation of 400 ft above MSL.^[1]

Location

National Highway 37 passes through Dinjan.

References

1. ^ Map and weather of Dinjan

External links

• About Dinjan
• Satellite map of Dinjan