Assam's Charaideo Maidam nominated for UNESCO world heritage tag

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Category : National Published on: January 24 2023

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Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced that Charaideo Moidams (pyramids) is India's nomination for UNESCO's world heritage site status in the cultural category for 2023-24.
Out of 52 sites Assam's site is selected by the government of India.
Also known as the Pyramids of Assam, the moidams in Charaideo have been likened to the royal tombs of ancient China and the Egyptian pyramids.
It is associated with Ahom dynasty that ruled Assam for six centuries from 1228 to 1826.
Charaideo was the first capital established by king Sukapha — the kingdom’s founder and also gave Asom or Assam its current name.

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Assam's Charaideo Maidam nominated for UNESCO world heritage tag