Anini
| Anini | |
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| District Headquarters | |
 Anini
 Anini
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| Coordinates: 28°47′53″N 95°54′13″E / 28.79806°N 95.90361°ECoordinates: 28°47′53″N 95°54′13″E / 28.79806°N 95.90361°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | Arunachal Pradesh |
| District | Dibang Valley |
| Sub-district | Anini Circle |
| Elevation | 1,968 m (6,457 ft) |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 2,264 |
| Demonym(s) | Aninese |
| Time zone | Indian Standard Time (UTC+5:30) |
| Postal Index Code (India) | 792101 |
| Indian Telephone Prefix | 03801 |
| ISO 3166 code | IN |
| Climate | Cwb |
| Population | |
Anini (Hindi: अनिनी) is the headquarters of the Dibang Valley district in the state of Arunachal Pradesh in Northeast India. Anini was also the district headquarters of the undivided Dibang Valley district. It is a small underdeveloped town, mainly because of its remoteness. Yet, it still has basic road and air links to the rest of India. The Idu Mishmi tribal people constitute a majority here. The town is fully dependent on the nearest major settlement, Roing, which is in the Lower Dibang Valley District, for most commercial needs.
Anini's name may have come from Inini or Innini. Historical maps of Arunachal Pradesh from times before the Lower Dibang Valley district was carved out of the Dibang Valley District in 2001, and before Roing was established, indicate the capital of the Dibang Valley District being "Inini". That name may have come from the Idu word "inni". Inni is the Idu Mishmi's supreme deity or god.
Like the history of Arunachal Pradesh, Anini's history is cloudy. The native Idu Mishmis and other tribes were said to have migrated from ancient Tibet back 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 the Union of India like the rest 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 remained under dispute. In June 1980, the Dibang Valley district was finally carved out of the Lohit District, and Anini was pronounced capital. Since then, Anini has been the only district headquarters without proper road links to the rest of India.
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