Incredible India is known as the land of the Taj Mahal all over the world. But there is much more to India than this tourist spot. In fact, there are a few places in incredible India which you cannot find anywhere else in the world. Here are five Incredible India unique places:
1: Mawsynram – the world’s rainiest place.
With an average rainfall of 11,871mm each year, Mawsynram in Meghalaya state in the north-east of India is the rainiest place on earth. This village is located just 15 km from Cherrapunjee which previous held the record of being the wettest place on our planet. Why is Mawsynram the rainiest place on earth? Because this hilly place is located near to the Bay of Bengal. And the continuously forming moisture over the Bay of Bengal leads to long monsoons and heavy rainfall in Mawsynram. Incredible India can boast of this unique place on its soil.
2: Thar in Rajasthan state – the world’s thickest desert
Thar is the second among Incredible India unique places. Spread over 320,000 sq km, the Thar desert in Rajasthan is the world’s 17th largest desert where temperatures can plunge to zero degree C in winters and 50 degrees C in summers. It is one of the thickest deserts in the world. The Thar desert also boasts a rare diversity of flora and fauna.
3: Arunachal Pradesh – the world’s most forested hilly state
Spread over almost 84,000 sq km and blessed with misty mountains, Arunachal Pradesh is nicknamed the Land of Rising Sun. Imagine that 82 percent area of Arunachal Pradesh is under the cover of thick forest. Arunachal is home to some of most naturally beautiful places such as Tawang and Ziro. That’s is the third of Incredible India unique places.
4: Siachen – the world’s highest battleground
At an average height of 6,000 metres from the sea level in the Karakoram range in the Himalayas, the Siachen glacier is the highest battleground in the world. Here the annual snowfall is more than 1000 cm or 35 feet and temperature dips to below -50 degrees C. The Karakoram range of the Himalayas on which Siachen is located is called the `third pole’ of the earth. It costs India more than one million dollar each to maintain its military presence on Siachen so that Pakistan doesn’t recapture it.
5: Kerala – one of the world’s top travel destinations
According to National Geographic Traveller, Kerala is one of the top 10 paradises in the world. Endowed with natural beauty, this coastal Indian state has everything – backwtaers, beaches, boat races, rolling mountains, rich wildlife, elephant rides, massage parlours, etc. And it is the state with one of the highest life expectancy (74 years) and literacy rates (94 percent) anywhere in the world. And it is the state where women outnumber men by 1,084 to 1,000 men. Wow!
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