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- The name Kohima derives its name from “KEWHIRA” which is the name of the village where Kohima town is located.
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Kohima (/ k oʊ ˈ h iː m ə / ⓘ; Angami Naga: Kewhira (IPA: [ˈkɛʍɪɻə])) is the capital of the North East Indian state of Nagaland. With a resident population of almost 100,000, it is the second largest city in the state. [1] Kohima constitutes both a district and a municipality. The municipality covers 20 km 2 (7.7 sq mi).
Sep 7, 2024 · Kohima, town, capital of Nagaland state, northeastern India. The town lies in the Naga Hills, 30 miles (48 km) southeast of the railroad at Dimapur. Kohima was the point of the farthest Japanese advance into British India during World War II.
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Jul 23, 2018 · The fighting was so intense, that the Battle of Kohima is often referred to as the “Stalingrad of the East”. There is a War Cemetery in Kohima today with more than 1,400 graves belonging to Allied soldiers who were killed in the Battle of Kohima.
Garrison Hill was the key to the British defences at Kohima. Captain Robin Rowland was 22 when his regiment was deployed to the north-eastern Indian town of Kohima.
Kohima, is a hilly district of India’s North Eastern State of Nagaland, sharing its borders with Assam State and Dimapur District in the West, Phek District in the East, Manipur State and Peren District in the South and Wokha District in the North.
The Battle of Kohima was the turning point of the Japanese U-Go offensive into India in 1944 during the Second World War. The battle took place in three stages from 4 April to 22 June 1944 around the town of Kohima, now the capital city of Nagaland in Northeast India.
The name Kohima derives its name from “KEWHIRA” which is the name of the village where Kohima town is located. Kohima village , also called ‘Bara Basti’ is the second largest village in Asia and forms the North-Eastern part of Kohima Urban area today.
