Umananda Island
The smallest inhabited river island in the world, in the middle of the Brahmaputra, reached only by ferry.
- Where
- Guwahati, Assam, India
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 26.1970, 91.7450
Get the Umananda Island stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Umananda Island. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Assam volume with your photos and a note.
Near Umananda Island
Sukreswar Temple 1.1 km
A temple on a hillock above the Brahmaputra at Guwahati, with a long flight down to the water.
Doul Govinda Temple 1.1 km
A Krishna temple on Chandrabharati hill in North Guwahati, reached across the river.
Dighalipukhuri 1.2 km
A tank dug for a wedding, a thousand years ago.
Ugratara Temple 1.2 km
A shakti peetha at Guwahati where the navel is said to have fallen, with a tank beside it.
Basistha Ashram 2.0 km
Three streams meeting under a sage's rock.
Kamakhya Temple 5.3 km
On Nilachal hill above the Brahmaputra, one of the oldest shakti peethas, holding no image at all but a spring in the rock.
Saraighat Bridge 7.6 km
The first bridge ever built across the Brahmaputra in Assam, carrying road and rail both.
Deepor Beel 12 km
A permanent freshwater lake southwest of Guwahati, a Ramsar site with a railway along one edge.
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Questions
Where is Umananda Island?
Umananda Island is in Guwahati, Assam. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Sukreswar Temple (1.1 km), Doul Govinda Temple (1.1 km), Dighalipukhuri (1.2 km).
How do I get the Umananda Island stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Umananda Island and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Assam volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Umananda Island before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Assam volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
Collect your first stamp.
LOQAH is free on iPhone and Android, in India and 20 more countries, with more countries on the way. Stand at a place, collect its stamp, and keep every trip in a passport that grows.