Places of Interest

Williamnagar :
Named after the 1st Chief Minister of Meghalaya, Capt. Williamson Sangma this riverine town built on the curve of Simsang river is the Headquarter of East Garo Hills. It is 313 kms from Shillong via Guwahati and is 76 kms from Tura.

Rongrenggiri :
5kms from Williamnagar is noted for being the last battle field where the Garos bravely resisted the British.

Sisobira :
12 kms away from Williamnagar on the Tura Williamnagar road, a beautiful place on the banks of Simsang river is of historical importance, for it was here the legendary hero Togan Sangma along with his co-patriot Gilsang Dalbot fell to the bullets of the British soldiers while bravely resisting them, A memorial has been erected at the place where the warriors fell down, District Council has constructed a twin cottage near the memorial place where visitors can stay.

Adokgre :
10 kms from Duphdara on the Assam border, Adokgre was the first camp in Garo Hills when the Garos coming from Tibet under the leader ship of Jappa-Jalimpa arrived the promised land of Garo Hills. It was rom here they made their last recce and distributed the land according to their Machongs (clan).

Naka - Chikong :
15 kms from Duphdara, it is a big rock with deep hollows, in the middle of Ildek river in Badaka village just 3 kms from Adokgre, this big rock is mythologically believed to be swarming with fishes, you can get ones of fishes any season of the year, but there is one belief, if any one inadvertently touches the big rock under whose hole the fishes are, all fishes immediately disappear from the river. The Hindus consider this a arced place and regularly come here for worship and picnic.

Resu - Belpara :
15 kms from WiUiamnagar Sub-Divisional head quarter of Resu Sub-Division; there is a hot spring here.

Napak :
45 kms from Williamnagar there is a lake formed by damming of the upper tributary of a river during the great Rangapani earth quake in 1897. Napak was once the land of the spirits until one woman orking in the Jhum accidentally killed a spirit's baby. The spirits feeling insecure then migrated to alpakram where they settled till now.