Perched
like a lone sentinel on the tip of the north eastern border
of India, idyllic Mizoram is 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. Mizoram, or the land of Mizos (highlanders),
has international boundaries with Myanmar and Bangladesh while
it shares its domestic borders with the states of Assam, Manipur
and Tripura. 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 meters . Important
rivers that flow through this hilly state are Tlawang, Sonai,
Tuivawl, Kolodine and Kamaphuli. Aizwal, the scenic capital
of Mizoram & its surrounding areas and the rest of the state
have been developed to meet the influx of domestic and foreign
tourists. Aizawl, is a religious and cultural center of the
Mizos. Champai, Tamdil, Vantawng fall and Thenzawlare are some
of the other important tourist centres in this state.
Agriculture is the main profession of the Mizos. The main pattern
of agriculture followed in Mizoram is jhum or shifting cultivation.
Mizoram is famous for the fibreless ginger grown in this area.
Paddy, maize, mustard, sugarcane, sesame and potatoes are the
other prominent crops grown in this area.
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