Jogighopa

Jogighopa

Jogighopa is a large industrial city located on the banks of the Brahmaputra River in the Bongaigaon district in the state of Assam, India

In the city are the remains of the five rock cut rock-cut caves, excellent examples of Salasthambha period architecture The architectural site is being preserved by the Archaeological survey of India. [cite web
url=http://bongaigaon.nic.in/rockcutcaves.htm
title=Rock Cut Caves
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Transport

Jojoghopa has a combined road-rail bridge over the Brahmaputra River. [ Janes World Railways 2002 edition, page 194 ]

Notes

External links

* [http://asi.nic.in/ Archeological Survey of India]

References


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