About Nazira

Nazira is a town and a municipal board in Sibsagar district in the Indian state of Assam. Nazira is a historical town on the bank of River Dikhow in Sivasagar district in Assam. It is around 18km from Sivasagar city, 3km from Simaluguri Jn. and 78km from Jorhat Airport. It is Sub-divisional Head Office of Nazira Sub-division. The HQ of ONGC, Assam Asset, a Maharatna E&P; company is situated in Nazira. Nazira is surrounded by huge tea estates like Mackeypore, Geleky, Santok, Bihubor, Lakwa and Maduri Tea estate. Nazira was an important place during the regime of Ahom Kingdom. Nearby Gargaon was the capital of Ahom Kingdom over a long period.According to legends Nazira got its name from 'Now-Jeera', which in Assamese literally means resting place of boats.Historian like late Sarbananda Rajkumar indicates** that 'Nazira' is a Tai(Ahom) word;Na means Land,Zi-Inclined & Ra-Much; so Nazira means a much inclined land.He also writes that once the important places of Nazira was Ganak...