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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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