geo.wikisort.org - Mountains

Search / Calendar

The Naga Hills, reaching a height of around 3,825 metres (12,549 ft), lie on the border of India and Burma (Myanmar).[citation needed] They are part of a complex mountain system, and the parts of the mountain ranges [citation needed] inside the Indian state of Nagaland and the Burmese Naga Self-Administered Zone are called the Naga Hills. The highest point of the Naga hills is Mount Saramati (3826 m).

For the administrative units, see Naga Hills District.

Naga Hills
Highest point
PeakMount Saramati
Elevation3,827 m (12,556 ft) 
Geography
CountriesIndia and Burma
Range coordinates26°N 95°E
The Naga Hills are the traditional homeland of the Naga people.
The Naga Hills are the traditional homeland of the Naga people.

Etymology


The term "Naga" refers to the Naga people, who were called "Naga" or "Naka" in the Burmese language, meaning "people with pierced ears".[1]


History


In British India, the major part of the hills came under the Naga Hills District.[citation needed] A part of the Naga Hills under the British India control was coalesced into a district in 1866.[2] The boundaries of the Naga Hills District were gradually expanded by annexation of the territories of several Naga tribes, including the Aos (1889), the Semas (1904) and the Konyaks (1910).[citation needed] In 1912, the district was made part of Assam province. Following the Partition of India, it was merged with the Tuensang Division to create the state called Nagaland in 1963.[3]


Geology: national geological monument


See also: National Geological Monuments of India

Nagahill Ophiolite Site (NHO) near Pungro in Kiphire district of Nagaland has been declared a National Geological Monument of India by the Geological Survey of India (GSI), for their protection, maintenance, promotion and enhancement of geotourism.[4][5][6] These are the ophiolitic rocks of mantle and oceanic crust percentage at the Indian continental plate margin. These are a mixture of Mesozoic and subsequent Cenozoic rocks, i.e. magmatic, metamorphic and sedimentary rocks.[7]

The Naga Hills, due to their complexity and position, forms a natural barrier between the two countries. The Naga Hills are part of the Arakan Range (Rakhine Range), which to the north rise to 12,552 feet.


See also



Notes


  1. Shimray, R. R. (1985), Origin and Culture of Nagas, Pamleiphi Shimray, New Delhi, page 41, OCLC 14819323
  2. Inato Yekheto Shikhu (2007). A Re-discovery and Re-building of Naga Cultural Values. Daya Books. pp. 53–55. ISBN 978-81-89233-55-6.
  3. B. Datta-Ray, S. P. Agrawal (1996). Reorganization of North-East India since 1947. Concept. p. 6. ISBN 978-81-7022-577-5.
  4. "National Geological Monument, from Geological Survey of India website". Archived from the original on 12 July 2017. Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  5. "Geo-Heritage Sites". pib.nic.in. Press Information Bureau. 9 March 2016. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
  6. national geo-heritage of India, INTACH
  7. GSI lists geo-tourism sites in North east, Journals of India, August 24, 2021.


This article related to a location in Nagaland is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

  • v
  • t
  • e

This Myanmar location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

  • v
  • t
  • e

На других языках

- [en] Naga Hills

[fr] Naga Hills

Les Naga Hills sont un massif au sud-est de l'Himalaya et font office de frontière naturelle entre le nord-ouest de la Birmanie et l'est de l'Inde. La frontière passe de telle sorte qu'une toute petite partie de ce massif se trouve en Birmanie. Elles culminent à 3 827 mètres d'altitude avec le mont Saramati. La région est peuplée par les Naga.

[it] Naga Hills

Le Naga Hills sono un massiccio montuoso situato nella parte sud-orientale dell'Himalaya, che costituisce il confine naturale tra la parte nord-occidentale del Myanmar e quella orientale dell'India. Solamente una loro piccola parte ricade entro i confini del Myanmar.


Текст в блоке "Читать" взят с сайта "Википедия" и доступен по лицензии Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike; в отдельных случаях могут действовать дополнительные условия.

Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.

2019-2025
WikiSort.org - проект по пересортировке и дополнению контента Википедии