Dinjan

Dinjan
দিনজান
Dinjaygaon
town
Dinjan

Location in Assam, India

Coordinates: 27°30′0″N 95°10′0″E / 27.50000°N 95.16667°ECoordinates: 27°30′0″N 95°10′0″E / 27.50000°N 95.16667°E
Country  India
State Assam
District Dibrugarh
Elevation 106 m (348 ft)
Languages
  Official Assamese
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
Vehicle registration AS-
Coastline 0 kilometres (0 mi)

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 Tinsukia. 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 / 27.50000°N 95.16667°E at an elevation of 400 ft above MSL.[1]

Location

National Highway 37 passes through Dinjan.

Getting There

The nearest major railway station to Dinjan is Tinsukia (NTSK) which is at a distance of 9.9 kilometres. The nearest airport is at Guwahati which is at a distance of 388 kilometres.

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