Mapping Memories

Land of the Siang in

Pasighat

The Adi town where the Siang enters the plains.

River-plain town, representative of Pasighat
Pasighat, Arunachal Pradesh
River
Siang
People
Adi
Festival
Solung (early Sep window)
Role
East Siang HQ, route junction

Pasighat is the region’s oldest administrative town, on the Siang (Tsangpo-become-Brahmaputra) where it exits the gorge: Adi cultural heartland, Daying Ering wildlife sanctuary in the river, and the junction of routes to Yingkiong, Aalo and the Assam plains.

Solung, the Adi festival, runs in the early-September window.

Quick answers

Pasighat at a glance

How does Pasighat connect to Assam?

By road around the river, or by the boat-and-road combination from Dibrugarh.

When to go

Plan around these months

Festivals

Time your trip

Nearby

Close enough to combine

Things to do

What you're here for

Siang ghats

The river at full Himalayan volume.

Daying Ering

River-island sanctuary of birds and dolphins.

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