{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2018}} {{Use Indian English|date=July 2018}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Basistha | other_name = | nickname = | settlement_type = Neighbourhood | image_skyline = | image_alt = | image_caption = | pushpin_map = Guwahati#India Assam | pushpin_label_position = | pushpin_map_alt = | pushpin_map_caption = Location in Guwahati##Location in Assam | coordinates = {{coord|26.103697|N|91.7910476|E|display=inline,title|region:IN_type:city_source:GNS-enwiki}} | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = India | subdivision_type1 = State | subdivision_name1 = Assam | subdivision_type2 = District | subdivision_name2 = Kamrup Metropolitan district | subdivision_type3 = City | subdivision_name3 = Guwahati | established_title = <!-- Established --> | established_date = | founder = | named_for = | government_type = | governing_body = GMC | unit_pref = Metric | area_footnotes = | area_rank = | area_total_km2 = | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = | population_total = | population_as_of = | population_rank = | population_density_km2 = auto | population_demonym = | population_footnotes = | demographics_type1 = | timezone1 = IST | utc_offset1 = +5:30 | postal_code_type = PIN | postal_code = 781 XXX | registration_plate = '''AS-01''' | blank1_name_sec1 = Lok Sabha constituency | blank1_info_sec1 = Gauhati | blank2_name_sec1 = Vidhan Sabha constituency | blank2_info_sec1 = Gauhati East | blank3_name_sec1 = Planning agency | blank3_info_sec1 = GMC | blank4_name_sec1 = Civic agency | blank4_info_sec1 = GMC | website = | footnotes = }} '''Basistha''' ({{IPA|as|bɔxistʰɔ}}) is a locality situated in the south of Guwahati, named after sage Vashistha.
== Amenities == 151 Base Hospital of the Indian Army is a major civil and military hospital located in Basistha.<ref>{{ cite news |url=https://neindiabroadcast.com/2023/05/01/blood-components-apheresis-facility-inaugurated-151-base-hospital-blood-centre-guwahati/ |title=Blood Components & Apheresis facility Inaugurated 151 Base Hospital Blood Centre, GUWAHATI |newspaper=NE India Broadcast |date=1 May 2023 }}</ref> Games Village, which housed players and officials during the 2007 National Games of India, is a major residential complex which also includes the tallest buildings in Guwahati, the Shangri-La Towers.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://gmda.assam.gov.in/portlet-innerpage/national-games-village-borsojai |title=National Games Village, Borsojai |publisher=GMDA |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230606085833/https://gmda.assam.gov.in/portlet-innerpage/national-games-village-borsojai |archive-date=6 June 2023 |access-date=13 July 2023 }}</ref>
== Geography == To the north of Basistha is Beltola, to its east is Patarkuchi, to its south is the Ri-Bhoi district of Meghalaya and to its west is Garbhanga Wildlife Sanctuary.
== Location == Basistha Temple is located in the extreme south of the locality with the hermitage of sage Vashistha, popularly known as Basistha Ashram.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mustseeindia.com/Guwahati-Basistha-Ashram/attraction/11696 |title=Basistha Ashram |publisher=mustseeindia.com |date= |accessdate=2012-11-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120710004239/http://www.mustseeindia.com/Guwahati-Basistha-Ashram/attraction/11696 |archive-date=10 July 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The Basistha river flows through the temple compound.
Basistha Ashram's scenic surroundings make it a major picnic spot within the city, alongside its religious importance in Hinduism.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wikimapia.org/1412633/Guwahati-Basistha-Temple |title=Basistha Temple |publisher=wikimapia.org |date= |accessdate=2012-11-22}}</ref> NH 37 passes through Basistha Square or chowk which makes the area a hotspot for inter-state transport.
==See also== * Adabari * Bhetapara * Ganeshguri * Kamakhya
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Category:Neighbourhoods in Guwahati