Dong, Arunachal Pradesh
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| Coordinates: 28°10′12″N 97°2′30″E / 28.17000°N 97.04167°ECoordinates: 28°10′12″N 97°2′30″E / 28.17000°N 97.04167°E | |
| Country |
 India |
| State | Arunachal Pradesh |
| District | Lohit district |
| Elevation | 1,240 m (4,070 ft) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | English |
| Time zone | IST (UTC+05:30) |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-AR |
| Vehicle registration | AR |
Dong is a small village in Dong valley of Lohit district, Arunachal Pradesh, India. It is the easternmost village in the India, near the point where India, China and Myanmar meet as it is the location of a peak where tourists climb up to at 3 am to see the sun rise, it is not the easternmost place but it is one of the eastern-most places accessible by car. The last village on the India-China border in Arunachal Pradesh is Kaho, India, which lies just north of Kibithu on the banks of Lohit River.
Dong lies at the junction of the Lohit River and the Sati (or Sai Ti) stream at an elevation of 1,240 metres (4,070 ft).
The Dong valley is unspoiled and has great natural beauty.
The village, with just three huts, can be reached on foot from Walong in a 90-minute climb. The children go to school in Walong. The local people grow rice, makai and maize and raise pigs and chickens.
The 2,000-kilometre-long (1,200 mi) proposed Mago-Thingbu to Vijaynagar Arunachal Pradesh Frontier Highway along the McMahon Line, (will intersect with the proposed East-West Industrial Corridor Highway) and will pass through this district, alignment map of which can be seen here and here.
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