Azara, Guwahati
Azara is a locality in the western part of Guwahati.
Geography
Located about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) from Guwahati Airport, it is surrounded by the localities of Borjhar and Jalukbari, and bounded by Dipor Bil to its east.
Location
Azara Post Office (established in the oldest building of the locality) covers the area up to Chakardeo towards the east, Greenland Nursing Home towards the south, Dharapur towards the north and Garal-Bhattapara towards the west.
The Air Force Colony is situated in Mountain Shadow. The Air Force Colony provides residence to families of defence personnel. Accoland, an amusement park is located in the nearby Patgaon village.
Amenities
Azara houses the Azara railway station, which is accessible by the city-wide bus system. The Azara godhuli bazar is famous for its antique system of buying/selling (prices are determined by the volume) of local fishes.
A Decathlon big-box store is located near the Azara railway station. The Grocer Supermarket and Urmi Super Mart are the major grocery departmental stores in the area.
See also
References
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- Brahmaputra River
- Bahini River
- Bharalu River
- Dighalipukhuri
- Dipor Bil
- Itakhuli
- Mora Bharalu River
- Navagraha
- Silsako Lake
and
suburbs
- Adabari
- Ambari
- Amingaon
- Athgaon
- Azara
- Basistha
- Beharbari
- Beltola
- Betkuchi
- Bhangagarh
- Bharalumukh
- Bhetapara
- Birubari
- Bonda
- Borjhar
- Chandmari
- Chatribari
- Dhirenpara
- Dispur
- Fancy Bazaar
- Gandhinagar
- Ganeshguri
- Ghoramara
- Hatigaon
- Jalukbari
- Jatia
- Jyotikuchi
- Kahilipara
- Kamakhya
- Kerakuchi
- Khanapara
- Kharguli
- Kumarpara
- Lalganesh
- Lalmati
- Lokhra
- Nalapara
- Narengi
- Noonmati
- Odalbakra
- Paltan Bazaar
- Pan Bazaar
- Pandu
- Panjabari
- Patharquerry
- Rehabari
- Rupnagar
- Santipur
- Saraighat
- Sarusajai
- Satgaon
- Saukuchi
- Sawkuchi
- Tinali
- Udayan Vihar
- Ulubari
- Uzan Bazaar
- Zoo Road
landmarks
and parks
- Amchang Wildlife Sanctuary
- Amrit Udyan
- Assam State Museum
- Assam State Zoo cum Botanical Garden
- Atal Udyan
- Botanical Garden (Fancy Bazaar)
- Brahmaputra River Heritage Centre
- GNRC
- Guwahati Central Jail
- Guwahati Planetarium
- Nehru Park
- Northbrook Gate
- Raj Bhavan
- Saraighat War Memorial Park
- Shraddhanjali Kanan
- Srimanta Sankardev Kalakshetra
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Rail | |
Road |
- Assam Trunk Road
- Guwahati-Shillong Road
- Gopinath Bordoloi Road
- Lokhra Road
- Mahatma Gandhi Road
- Radha Govinda Baruah Road
- VIP Road
institutions
- AIIMS Guwahati
- Arya Vidyapeeth College
- Assam Don Bosco University
- Assam Down Town University
- Assam Engineering College
- Assam Institute of Management
- Assam Science and Technology University
- B. Borooah College
- Cotton University
- Dakshin Kamrup College
- Dakshin Kamrup Girls' College
- Dispur College
- Gauhati Commerce College
- GMCH
- Gauhati University
- Government Ayurvedic College, Guwahati
- Handique Girls College
- IIIT Guwahati
- IIT Guwahati
- K.C. Das Commerce College
- Krishna Kanta Handiqui State Open University
- NEF Law College
- NIPER Guwahati
- National Law University and Judicial Academy
- NETES Institute of Technology and Science Mirza
- Regional Dental College, Guwahati
- Royal Global University
- Srimanta Sankaradeva University of Health Sciences