Digboi
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digboi-186-14147776
title:
Digboi
text:
Digboi is a town and a town area committee in Tinsukia district in the north-eastern part of the state of Assam, India. Crude oil was discovered here in late 19th century and first oil well was dug in 1866. Digboi is known as the Oil City of Assam where the first oil well in Asia was drilled. The first refinery was started here as early as 1901. Digboi has the oldest oil well in operation. With a significant number of British professionals working for Assam Oil Company until the decade following
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Town in Assam, India
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digboi
date created:
2005-01-30T06:23:51Z
date modified:
2024-09-08T16:53:53Z
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13
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