Gauhati

[ gou-hah-tee ]

/ gaʊˈhɑ ti /

a city in W Assam, in E India, on the Brahmaputra River.

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Gauhati is still the headquarters of the district and of the Brahmaputra Valley division, though no longer a military cantonment.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 |Various
Gauhati is the present capital of Assam, as Mandalay was once the capital of Burma.

A Tour of the Missions |Augustus Hopkins Strong
The residents of Gauhati are free to visit the temple, and so, alas!

A Tour of the Missions |Augustus Hopkins Strong
The middle portion of her body fell to the earth on this hill, and consecrated forever this spot near Gauhati.

A Tour of the Missions |Augustus Hopkins Strong

A second offset, under the name of the Kalang river, rejoins the parent stream a short distance above the town of Gauhati.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 |Various

Gauhati

/ (ɡaʊˈhɑːtɪ) /

a city in NE India, in Assam on the River Brahmaputra: centre of British administration in Assam (1826–74). Pop: 808 021 (2001)