Kohima
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Overview
Kohima, the capital of Nagaland, was the scene of the Imphal–Kohima battles of March–July 1944, when British and Indian forces stopped the Japanese and the INA.
The Battle of Kohima in 1944 stopped the Japanese advance into India, and the war cemetery has the well-known epitaph 'When you go home'.
The Hornbill Festival is held at Kisama near Kohima every December.
Nagaland became a state in 1963, with Kohima as its capital, and Dimapur is the commercial centre.
The city is at about 1,444 m.
It is a hill station.
Kohima village (Bara Basti) is the biggest village in Nagaland.
It has a war museum.
Geography and key facts
- Capital of Nagaland
- Battle of Kohima, 1944
- Hornbill Festival
- State since 1963
Why it matters for UPSC
Asked on the INA and the Second World War.
Note for UPSC
Capital of Nagaland.
Useful for orientation questions and for locating other features relative to the capital.
Asked in PYQs
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Key facts
- Type
- State / UT capital
- State / UT
- Nagaland
- Coordinates
- 25.667°N, 94.119°E
From the Map Explorer data; positions are for orientation.
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