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Mount Japfü
Mount Japfü (, ), is a mountain peak of the Barail Range, located in Kohima District of Nagaland about south of Kohima Kohima (; Angami Naga: ''Kewhira'' ()), is the capital of the Northeastern Indian state of Nagaland. With a resident population of almost 100,000, it is the second largest city in the state. Originally known as ''Kewhira'', Kohima was founded ..., the capital of Nagaland. With a summit elevation of , it is the second highest mountain in the Indian state of Nagaland and the highest in the Barail Range. See also * List of mountains in Nagaland References External links {{sister project links Mountains of Nagaland Landforms of Nagaland ...
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List Of Mountains In Nagaland
Nagaland is a part of the complex mountain barrier on the Indo–Myanmar border inhibiting the foothills of the Himalayas. The following is a list of selected mountains in Nagaland, ordered by height: List See also * List of mountains in India Highest major summits in India Other significant mountains * Agastyamalai * Anamudi * Anginda * Apharwat Peak * Bamba Dhura * Bandarpunch * Betlingchhip * Blue Mountain * Brammah * Burphu Dhura * Chandrashila * Changuch * Chaudhara * C ... References External links {{commons category, Mountains of Nagaland ...
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Kohima District
Kohima District () is a List of districts of Nagaland, district of the Indian state of Nagaland. It is the home of the Angami Naga, Angami Naga people, Nagas. As of 2011, it is the second most populous district of Nagaland (out of then-List of districts of Nagaland, 12, now 16), after Dimapur district, Dimapur with a population of 267,988, 45% of which is urban. The district is home to 13.55% of Nagaland's entire population. The administrative headquarters of the district is located at Kohima, the capital city of Nagaland. Kohima District is also the seventh-largest district in Nagaland with an area of . History Prior to India's independence, the area was part of Naga Hills District, British India, Naga Hills District, with Kohima as the district headquarters. Kohima District was created as one of the three districts of the newly inaugurated of Nagaland state on 1 December 1961. In 1973, the new districts of Phek district, Phek and Wokha district, Wokha were created out of Koh ...
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Barail Range
The Barail Range is a tertiary mountain range in Northeast India with an area of approximately 80,000 ha between Brahmaputra and Barak basins stretching from Nagaland & Manipur to the east and Assam & Meghalaya Meghalaya (, or , meaning "abode of clouds"; from Sanskrit , "cloud" + , "abode") is a states and union territories of India, state in northeastern India. Meghalaya was formed on 21 January 1972 by carving out two districts from the state of As ... to the west. References Mountain ranges of India Geography of Assam Geography of Meghalaya Geography of Manipur Geography of Nagaland {{Asia-mountain-stub ...
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Kohima
Kohima (; Angami Naga: ''Kewhira'' ()), is the capital of the Northeastern Indian state of Nagaland. With a resident population of almost 100,000, it is the second largest city in the state. Originally known as ''Kewhira'', Kohima was founded in 1878 when the British Empire established its headquarters of the then Naga Hills District of Assam Province. It officially became the capital after the state of Nagaland was inaugurated in 1963. Kohima was the site of one of the bloodiest battles of World War II. The battle is often referred to as the '' Stalingrad of the East''. In 2013, the British National Army Museum voted the Battle of Kohima to be ''Britain's Greatest Battle''. Kohima constitutes both a district and a municipality. The municipality covers . Kohima lies on the foothills of Japfü section of the Barail Range located south of the District () and has an average elevation of 1,261 metres (4137 feet). Etymology Kohima was originally known as ''Kewhi–ra''. The name, ...
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Eastern Mirror
''Eastern Mirror'' is a daily English language newspaper published from Dimapur in the Indian state of Nagaland. History On 16 November 2015, ''Eastern Mirror'' along with four other state newspapers—'' Capi'', ''The Morung Express'', '' Nagaland Page'' and '' Tir Yimyim'' published their front page in blank to protest against a diktat from the Assam Rifles. The Assam Rifles had earlier in October ordered the editors to stop covering the rebel group— National Socialist Council of Nagaland - Khaplang (NSCN-K). See also *List of newspapers in Nagaland The following is a list of newspapers in Nagaland. English language *'' Eastern Mirror'' (Dimapur, English) *''Mokokchung Times'', (Mokokchung, English) *''The Morung Express'' (Dimapur, English) *'' Nagaland Page'' (Dimapur, English) *''Nagalan ... References External links Official website''Eastern Mirr ...
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Incredible India
Incredible India (stylized as ) is the name of an international tourism campaign maintained by the Government of India since 2002, to promote tourism in India. The "Incredible India" title was officially branded and promoted since 2002. The exclamation mark forms the 'I' of India. The exclamation used creatively across several visuals compliments the concept behind the word "Incredible". Marketing campaign In 1972, Sunil Dutt launched a campaign to promote India as a popular tourist destination. The phrase "Incredible India" was adopted as a slogan by the ministry. Before 2002, the Indian government had regularly formulated policies and prepared pamphlets and brochures for the promotion of tourism, however, it had not supported tourism in a concerted fashion. In 2002, the tourism ministry made a conscious effort to bring in more professionalism in its attempts to promote tourism. It formulated an integrated communication strategy with the aim of promoting India as a destination ...
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Mountains Of Nagaland
A mountain is an elevated portion of the Earth's crust, generally with steep sides that show significant exposed bedrock. Although definitions vary, a mountain may differ from a plateau in having a limited summit area, and is usually higher than a hill, typically rising at least 300 metres (1,000 feet) above the surrounding land. A few mountains are isolated summits, but most occur in mountain ranges. Mountains are formed through tectonic forces, erosion, or volcanism, which act on time scales of up to tens of millions of years. Once mountain building ceases, mountains are slowly leveled through the action of weathering, through slumping and other forms of mass wasting, as well as through erosion by rivers and glaciers. High elevations on mountains produce colder climates than at sea level at similar latitude. These colder climates strongly affect the ecosystems of mountains: different elevations have different plants and animals. Because of the less hospitable terrain and ...
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