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- Orissa, officially Odisha since November 2011 is a state located in eastern India on the Bay of Bengal. It is the modern name of the ancient nation of Kalinga, which was invaded by the Mauryan Emperor Ashoka in 261 BC. The modern state of Orissa was established on 1 April 1936, as a province in India. Today it is populated predominantly by Oriya speakers. April 1st is therefore celebrated as Utkal Divas. Bhubaneswar is the capital of Orissa. Orissa is the ninth largest state by area in India, and the eleventh largest by population. Oriya is the official and most widely spoken language with 93.33% Oriya speakers according to linguistic survey.Other languages spoken in the state are Hindi, Bengali, and Telugu, Orissa has a relatively unindented coastline (about 480 km long) and lacked good ports, except for the deepwater facility at Paradip, until the recent launch of the Dhamara Port (The Dhamra Port Company Limited (DPCL) is a 50:50 joint venture of L&T and Tata Steel. DPCL has been awarded a concession by Government of Orissa to build and operate a port north of the mouth of river Dhamra in Bhadrak district). The narrow, level coastal strip, including the Mahanadi River delta supports the bulk of the population. The interior of the state is mountainous and sparsely populated. Orissa is subject to intense cyclones. The most intense one, in October 1999, Tropical Cyclone 05B caused severe damage and nearly 15,000 deaths. Orissa is home to the Hirakud Dam, near Sambalpur the longest earthen dam in the world. Orissa has several popular tourist destinations. Puri, Konark & Bhubaneswar are known as Golden triangle of eastern India. Puri, with the Jagannath temple near the sea (famous for Rath Yatra or the Car Festival), and Konark, with the Sun Temple, are visited by thousands of tourists every year. The Jagannath Temple of Puri, the Konark Sun Temple, the Lingaraj Temple, Udayagiri and Khandagiri Caves, Dhauligiri of Bhubaneshwar, Ashoka's famous Rock Edict at Jaugada near Berhampur city and the Barabati Fort of Cuttack are important in the archaeological history of India. {seeded from Wikipedia}
- La nation oriya (en oriya : Ōṛiśā) est une nation indienne du Deccan. La capitale est Bhubaneswar (en oriya : Bhubanēshwara). La langue officielle est l'oriya (ou "odia"). La religion officielle est l'hindouisme. Le christianisme, l'islam et le sarnaïsme sont également des religions reconnues. La nation est composée de 2 communautés. Elle adhère à 2 associations : l'association des peuples indo-aryens et l'association hindoue. La "nation oriya" ne doit pas être confondue avec la "communauté odia" (ou "communauté oriya"), qui en fait partie. Elle ne doit pas non être confondue avec l'État de l'Orissa" (ou "Odisha"), un État fédéré indien actuel.
- Orissa is a select-able nation in Europa Universalis IV at the beginning in 1444. Its government type is a Feudal Monarchy. It starts as suzerain to Garjat.
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