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Mariani
Mariani | |
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Town | |
  Mariani Location in Assam, India  Mariani Mariani (India) | |
| Coordinates: 26°40′N 94°20′E / 26.67°N 94.33°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Assam |
| District | Jorhat |
| Government | |
| • Body | Mariani Town Committee |
| Elevation | 155 m (509 ft) |
| Population (2001) | |
• Total | 20,801 |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Assamese |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | |
| Telephone code | 03771 |
| Vehicle registration | AS 03 |
Mariani (IPA: ˌmɑːrɪˈænɪ) is a neighbourhood town of Jorhat. It is about 17.5 km from Jorhat Town railway station. Mariani is in the border of Nagaland. Mariani is famous for the Gibbon Wildlife Sanctuary which is located on the roadside on the way to Nakachari from Mariani at a distance of 5 km. Pincode of Mariani is 785634.[1]
This small town is surrounded by some of the largest tea gardens in India. Mariani has a cosmopolitan culture with many communities speaking different languages and living in harmony for decades. The town was once well known for having one of the largest plywood factories in India which was later closed down as felling trees was banned by law. In Assamese, moriya is a fisherman and his wife is called moriyani. The name mariani was derived from moriyani.