Kohima

Kohima (कोहिमा) is the capital of Nagaland state in North East India. Kohima is a beautiful hilly town. It lies in Kohima District of the state and is one of the three Nagaland towns with Municipal council status along with Dimapur and Mokokchung.

Kohima is so called because "Kew Hi" is the name of a plant grown on the mountainside. "Kew Hi Ma" means "the men of the land where the flower Kew Hi grows". Earlier, Kohima was known as "Thigoma".

The capital is most famous for the beautifully maintained World War II Memorial cemetery which is located in the town.

The famous inscription written on the War Memorial stone reads:

When you go home

Tell them of us and say,

For your tomorrow, we gave our today.


Places to Visit:

War Cementery - of World War II.
State Museum - of Naga tribal life in all its variety and wealth of tradition.
Sales Emporium - of Naga Handloom and Handicraft items.
Cathedral - The Catholic Cathedral is the largest Cathedral in the whole North East
Kohima Village - Said to be the second biggest village in Asia, it has one of the finest ceremonial gates, common to all Naga villages.
Dzukou Valley - It is untouched by civilization & is the valley of eternal charm
Dzulekie - a deep and narrow gorge stream going underground
Japfu Peak -2nd highest peak in Nagaland and has the tallest rhododendron tree, in the Guiness Book of World Records.