Kohima Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
capital of the Indian state of Nagaland
About Kohima
The people are very friendly and warm hearted. It had a population of 115,000 in 2011. The name Kohima was chosen by the British as they could not pronounce the Angami name ofKewhi–ra(Tenyidie for "the land where the flower ‘Kewhi’ grows"). It is named after the wild flowering plant ‘Kewhi’, found in the mountains. Most local people prefer to use ‘Kewhi–ra’. King Raja Gambhir Singh (aliasChinglen Nongdrenkhomba) ofManipurkingdom recapturedNagalandin 1832 AD after some gap of declining Manipuri influences over the Nagas due to the Burmese war of 1819–25. He engraved a historic stone inscription in the Naga capital of Kohima (Meitei: Thibommei) in 1833. The inscription mark the Meitei conquest and supremacy over the Naga Hills in 1832. It is known as theKohima Stone Inscriptionor theGambhir
Top Attractions in Kohima
Explore the best things to see and do in Kohima:
- ★Bara Basti
- ★Catholic Church on Aradhurah Hill
- ★Kohima War Cemetery
- ★Kohima Zoo
- ★Naga Bazaar
- ★Nagaland State Museum
- ★The Deputy Commissioner's Bungalow
Kohima Travel Guide Sections
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