Naginimora is a town in

Nagaland Nagaland () is a landlocked state in the northeastern region of India. It is bordered by the Indian states of Arunachal Pradesh to the north, Assam to the west, Manipur to the south and the Sagaing Region of Myanmar to the east. Its capital cit ...

, India. It is situated 11 km away from Kongan village in Mon District. It shares border with Bihubar in

Assam Assam (; ) is a state in northeastern India, south of the eastern Himalayas along the Brahmaputra and Barak River valleys. Assam covers an area of . The state is bordered by Bhutan and Arunachal Pradesh to the north; Nagaland and Manipur ...

on the economical corridor. The name of the town is derived from the words "Nagini Mara or NaginiMora", which mean "the death of a Naga woman"(Source: research manuscript of Konang, N.S.) . Formerly known as Lekan, Naginimora is a subdivision in Mon district under an Additional Deputy Commissioner. It is on the bank of

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. The town population is predominantly inhabited by the Konyaks. A small but noisy town as one could see about 300 trucks plying up and down the street every day carrying river stones and coals from Kongan soil. The only coalfield in Nagaland was founded in 1907 by the

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and is at

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and Kongan soil near Naganimora. Naganimora is biggest trading center o
Nagaland Coal
The local weekly market held on Saturdays witnesses a medley crowd of Assamese and

Konyak Naga The Konyaks are one of the major Naga ethnic groups. In Nagaland, they inhabit the Mon District, which is also known as ''The Land of the Anghs''. The ''Anghs''/''Wangs'' are their traditional chiefs whom they hold in high esteem. Facial tattoos ...

References

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