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It is believed that originally the land
was known as Tuipra ,a land adjoining the waters. In days of yore the
boundaries of Tripura extended up to the Bay of Bengal when its rulers held
away from the Garo Hills to Arakan.
Lying approximately between 22056nd
24032 north latitudes and between 910 0and
92020 East longitudes, Tripura is bounded on the
north, west, south-east by the international boundary of Bangladesh. In the
East, it has common boundary
with Assam and Mizoram and thus the geographical continuity with the Indian
main land is maintained.
The
history of Tripura as an administrative unit dates back to days of the
Rajas, when the territory was a native state. Tripura became an Independent
administrative unit under the Maharajas even during the British rule. Later
on its accession to India was complete on October 15 , 1949.
She
is rich in the flora and the fauna. The flora comprises of about 1600 taxa
distributed over 193 families also about 874 genera of higher plants.
The
forests and hill ranges of Tripura are in close continuities with the
Chittagong Hill tracts and the hills and Southern Assam. The fauna of
Tripura bears a close resemblance to the adjoining areas.
Ethnic
diversity and historical monuments have been attracting people from outside
in the resent times. It is observed that once Tripura had link with the silk
route. Now the nepics.com dedicates the state for the worldwide
connectivity.
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