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Mizoram
The hilly city Aizawl
located nearly 4,000 feet above sea-level, is a religious and cultural
centre of Mizoram where indigeneous handicrafts are also available. Champhai
is a beautiful resort on the Myanmar border. Tamdil a natural lake with
virgin forest is 60 km from Aizawl and 10 km from tourist resort of Saitual,
Vantawng falls, five km from hill station Thezawl, are the highest and
most beautiful waterfalls in Mizoram. The department of tourism has opened
Tourist Lodge at Aizawl, Lunglei, Champhai and wayside restaurant at Thingdawl,
Hnahthial, recreational centre at Beraw Tiang and Alpine picnic hut at
District Park near Zobawk.
Mizoram is one of the seven northeastern states of India, bordered
by Myanmar (formerly known as Burma) to the east and south, Bangladesh
to the west, and by the states of Manipur, Assam, and Tripura to the
north. Mizoram means . Land of the Highlanders. in the local language,
Mizo. The Mizo Hills, which dominate the state's topography, rise to
more than 2000 m (6560 ft) near the Myanmar border. Aizawl, the state
capital, is 1220 m (4000 ft) above sea level.
An amalgam of the former north and south Lushai hill districts, Mizoram
is a land of great natural beauty, an endless variety of landscape with
rich flora and fauna, clusters of whispering pines and quaint villages
with houses on stilts.
The Tropic of Cancer runs through the heart of Mizoram, and hence,
it has a pleasantly temperate climate throughout the year. A land of
steep hills and deep gorges, Mizoram's highest peak 'The Blue Mountain'
rises to a height of 2165 metres. Important rivers that flow through
this hilly state are Tlawang, Sonai, Tuivawl, Kolodine and Kamaphuli.
Mizoram has a single-chamber Legislative Assembly of 40 seats.
The state sends two members to the Indian national parliament: one
to the Rajya Sabha (upper house) and one to the Lok Sabha (lower
house). The state has eight districts.
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