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Arunachal Pradesh is an Indian state. It is the north eastern tip of India with mountain peacks, rivers and valleys. Arunachal Pradesh borders the Indian states of Assam and Nagaland to South and South-East respectively. Myanmar, Bhutan and Tibetan region of China are boarders to the state. Arunachal Pradesh is one of two main disputed regions between India and China, the other being Aksai Chin.
Arunachal Pradesh became a state in 1987, before that this region was know as NEFA (North East Frontier Agency), and was a part of Assam State.
The Word "Arunachal" means "land of the rising sun" or "land of the dawn-lit mountains" and Pradesh means "region"
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