Seven facts about "Seven Sisters of India"
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‘Seven Sister’ states of Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Manipur, Nagaland and Tripura. Here are some marvellous facts about the Northeast region as a whole.
- Around 220 languages are spoken in the states of the Northeast.
- The Northeast India has been identified as one of the world’s seven richest biodiversity areas by Myers 2000.
- The world’s largest riverine island, the Majuli, is in the Northeast.
- The River Brahmaputra that criss-crosses the Northeast is the only Indian river that passes through three countries.
- The language and culture of Northeast is a mix of Tibetan, South-East Asian and East Indian culture.
- The Indian Rhinoceros, also known as the one-horned rhino, is found exclusively in the Northeast.
- Mizoram and Tripura are among the states with the highest literacy rates in India.
