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Detailed explanation-1: -With a total area of 352 square kilometres (136 square miles), “Majuli” is the world’s largest river island and it attracts tourists from all over the world. It is an island in the Brahmaputra River, Assam and in 2016 it became the first island to be made a district in India.

Detailed explanation-2: -Majuli district is the largest river island in the world, situated on the Brahmaputra River in Northeastern Assam. It is also the first island district of the country.

Detailed explanation-3: -Majuli is a district curved out of Jorhat district via govt notification no GAG (B) 27/2005/Pt.NI/59 in the north east province of Indian Sub-Continent.

Detailed explanation-4: -The northeastern state of Assam in India is famous for Majuli, the largest river island in the world. The island of Majuli is positioned in the middle of river Brahmaputra and is the abode to the place of Vaishnavite culture in Majuli.

Detailed explanation-5: -Majuli, in the Brahmaputra River in India, a non-coastal landmass between two banks of a river, is recognised by the Guinness Book of World Records as the world’s largest inhabited riverine island, at 880 square kilometres (340 sq mi).