Barak Valley facts for kids
The Barak Valley (also South Assam) is located in the southern region of the Indian state of Assam. The main city of the valley is Silchar. The region is named after the Barak river. The Barak valley mainly consists of three administrative districts of Assam State - namely Cachar, Karimganj, and Hailakandi. Among these three states, Cachar and Hailakandi belonged to the erstwhile Cachar district in British-India, whereas Karimganj belonged to the Sylhet district . Karimganj was separated from Sylhet after the 1947 referendem; with the rest of Sylhet falling under East Pakistan and Karimganj under India.
Etymology
The name "Barak" has derived from the Dimasa words 'Bra' & 'Kro'. Bra means bifurcation and Kro upper portion/stream. The river Barak is bifurcated near Haritikar in the Karimganj district in to Surma River and Kushiyara River. The upstream of this bifurcated river was called Brakro by the local Dimasa people. Over the years, Brakro got converted in to Barak.
Images for kids
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A view of Silchar, the main city of the valley
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Last Dimasa Kachari King, Raja Govinda Chandra Hasnu of Cachar Valley, 1832
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Baroduwar Dimasa Kachari Palace, Khaspur in Cachar dist
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Proposed Barak state map comprising Southern parts of Assam in Northeast India.
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A tea garden in Cachar district
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A forest of Barail range, Barak
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Barak Valley district map
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Barak River, a natural scenaric beauty of valley
