Manipur hills

This mountainous chain runs in the north- north east to the south – south east trend in the Indian territory and curves out the south – south-east in Burma. The Manipur hills consist of a series of parallel ranges extending from the Maga hills in the north from about 24°N parallel to the south where they meet Mizo hills and Chin hills. They have varying altitudes between 762 mts. to 3000 mts. above the sea level. The mountainous ranges have occasional connecting spurns and ridges of lower elevation between them. The greatest height is attained in the north point near Nagaland -Manipur border, adjacent to Mao. The highest point on this range is mount Japro 3015.6 mts. The height gradually falls as one proceeds towards south. The general characteristics of the hill ranges are occasional rise to conical peaks to flat-topped bare hillocks. The principal hill ranges are Soramati,Somrat,Kasora, Nupithel and Yuiadang in the east. In the west are Nungjaibung, Kalanaga, Chakka-Nungba, Kanpun and Laimaton. The prominent peaks of the ranges are Tenipu (2994.56 a), Koupru (2561.54 a.), Iso (2459.74 a.), Khangbung (2833.12 a.). Siroi (2567.94 a.), Kechoobung (2497.87 a.), Laikot (2831*98 a.) and Taapaba (2563.98 a.}.

The Himalayas bend sharply to the south beyond the Dihang gorge and move outwards to form a covering the eastern boundary of the country. They are known as ‘the Eastern or Purvanchal Hills’. It extended in the north-eastern states of India. Most of these hills are extended along the border of India and Myanmar while others are inside India namely- the Patkai Bum Hills, the Naga Hills and the Mizo Hills.