Perched like a lone
sentinel on the tip of the north eastern border of Ind ia, 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 agricu lture 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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