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Nagaland
is situated at the easternmost corner of the
Indian Subcontinent. The best time to visit
Nagaland is between November and march. The
state is well connected by an air-route with
Guwahati, Kolkota and Delhi. Nagaland has
diversity of 32 tribes, various varieties of
rice, a hill station with colonial feel and
snow peak to offer to its visitors. It is a
predominantly a Christian state. The people
of Nagaland got an exposure to the western
culture at the time of their recruitment for
the Second World War and served in France.
Kohima is the capital city of Nagaland. The
most prominent feature of the city is the
Catholic Cathedral with red-tiled roof in
the Aradurah Hill. It is supposed to be the
largest cathedral in the entire northeast.
The World War II Memorial to the brave Naga
soldiers and the War Cemetery designed by
Sir Edwin Lutyens are the other major
tourist attraction of the city. The
supermarket is close to the cemetery where
women sell vegetables along with shawls and
imitation jewelry. Kohima Local garden is
the place where traditional wrestling
competitions are organized. There is also a
State Museum, which has exhibited objects
portraying traditional way of Naga life.
You can go on excursion tour to Khonoma
village only 20 km away. The village offers
beautiful scenic views. The not to be missed
feature is the bamboo pipelines to carry
water for irrigation purposes t o long
distances. At a distance of 15 km from the
city is the Japfu Peak, which offers
trekking opportunity. The Dzukou Valley
constitutes the part of the Khonoma Nature
Conservation and Tragopan Sanctuary. The
meandering streams in the valley often
freeze during winters. The spring is the
season when the valley is full of lilies and
white and pink rhododendrons. The Angami
warriors fought with the British in 1879 in
the village of Khonoma.
Dimapur, which means 'the city of the river
people', is at a distance of 75 km towards
northwest of Kohima. It is the biggest and
the most industrialized town of Nagaland.
The tourist attraction in this place is the
ruins of the Kacheri Monuments. The Intanki
Wildlife Sanctuary, located 37 km from
Dimapur, is the habitat of the Elephants,
Mithuns, Hoolock Gibbons, Sambhars, Sloth
Bears, tigers and Wild Dogs.
The hill station at Nagaland is Mokokchung,
where you will get a colonial touch. This is
the native place of the Ao Nagas who are
known fir their headhunting and attractive
red and black shawls.
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