Anini

History

Like the history of Arunachal Pradesh, Anini's history is cloudy. The native Idu Mishmi and other tribes were said to have migrated from ancient Tibet in the 1st or 1st millennium BC. They have been believed to have stopped in Lhoyu. Lhoyu became under Tibetan control around the 7th century. Although inhabited by Idu Mishmis in all that time, it took until the times of NEFA and the British Raj for Anini to be officially established. Anini's importance grew during World War II, when supplies and troops needed to be sent to China through the Ledo Road in Assam. In 1947, Anini became a part of India. At this point the Republic of China was free to claim most of Arunachal, making it and Aksai Chin under dispute. The People's Republic of China emerged in 1949, and once the British left in 1950, Arunachal and Aksai Chin were under dispute. Since then, they have remained disputed. In June 1980, the Dibang Valley district was finally carved out of the Lohit District, and Anini was pronounced its capital. Since then, Anini has been the only district headquarters without proper road links to the rest of India.

Geography

Most of Anini is located on a miniature plateau between two tributaries of the Dibang river, the Dri river and the Mathun river. The town has a subdistrict of its own: Anini Circle. Its location just south of the Dibang Wildlife Sanctuary makes Anini the northernmost district headquarters in Northeast India. The small settlement of Anini is located at an elevation of above sea level. but the average elevation of the town is 2,068 meters. According to Google Maps' terrain feature, Anini is around 1,600–1,800 meters above sea level and up north of Anini, the elevation can go up to 3,800 meters above sea level. According to the official website of the Dibang Valley District, Anini's altitude is at 1,968 meters above sea level. Anini is located on the Eurasian Plate, about 420 miles north of the junction of the Indian Plate and the Eurasian Plate, which makes Anini earthquake-prone. The 1950 Assam–Tibet earthquake badly affected both the Dibang and Lower Dibang Valleys. 70% of the residents of the area died in this earthquake.

Most-observed species

• Brownish-flanked Bush Warbler

  Horornis fortipes Hodgson, 1845 · Aves
  274
• Black Bulbul

  Hypsipetes leucocephalus (Gmelin, 1789) · Aves
  266
• Gray Bushchat

  Saxicola ferreus J.E.Gray & G.R.Gray, 1847 · Aves
  194
• Oriental White-eye

  Zosterops palpebrosus (Temminck, 1824) · Aves
  147
• Verditer Flycatcher

  Eumyias thalassinus (Swainson, 1838) · Aves
  139
• Lesser Cuckoo

  Cuculus poliocephalus Latham, 1790 · Aves
  133
• Short-billed Minivet

  Pericrocotus brevirostris (Vigors, 1831) · Aves
  124
• Red-billed Leiothrix

  Leiothrix lutea (Scopoli, 1786) · Aves
  113

Most recent

• M 4.6 — 2026-05-06
  100 km NW of Hayuliang, India
• M 4 — 2024-12-22
  107 km NE of Shi Yomi, India
• M 4.5 — 2024-03-31
  82 km NNW of Tezu, India
• M 4.5 — 2022-09-18
  105 km NNE of P?sigh?t, India
• M 4.2 — 2022-08-29
  113 km NNW of Hayuliang, India
• M 4.7 — 2021-09-19
  74 km N of Hayuliang, India