Dhuburi

Dhuburi

India
also spelled   Dhubri 

      town, western Assam state, northeastern India. Situated on the Brahmaputra River just east of the Bangladesh border, it is a trade centre for rice, jute, fish, and other products. A match factory is the major industry. The town has road and rail connections with neighbouring districts as well as with Kolkata (Calcutta) (Calcutta) and Bangladesh. Pop. (2001) 64,168.

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