Saraighat

Saraighat
Saraighat
—  town  —
Coordinates
Country India
State Assam
District(s) Kamrup
Time zone IST (UTC+05:30)
Area

• Coastline

• 0 kilometres (0 mi)

Saraighat is a place near Guwahati in Assam, on the north bank of the river Brahmaputra. Sarai was a small village where the old abandoned N.F. Railway station of Amingaon was located. The famous Battle of Saraighat was fought near this place on the river.

There is a road-cum-rail bridge over the river Brahmaputra joining the north & the south banks at Saraighat. This bridge is the first bridge on river Brahmaputra in Assam.

Coordinates: 26°11′23.98″N 91°38′38.15″E / 26.1899944°N 91.6439306°E / 26.1899944; 91.6439306



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