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Longkhüm is a village located 17 km south-west of Mokokchung, in Nagaland, North-East India.It is situated at an altitude of 1846 m above sea level.Also known as Ao Funemro meaning the Vanguard village of the Aos in the days of headhunting, it is strategically situated and commands a view of the surrounding hills and valleys .The people of this village are hard working and one can find ...
Chi is another prominent village in Mon district and one of the oldest villages in Nagaland. It is ruled by the Ahng and administered by the Village Council.The Ahng's house is the biggest in the village and has a display of skulls of enemies killed during the head hunting era.
The Konyaks are a major Naga ethnic group native to the Northeast Indian state of Nagaland. [1] They inhabit in the Mon District, which is also known as The Land of the Anghs. The Anghs/Wangs are their traditional chiefs whom they hold in high esteem. Facial tattoos were earned for taking an enemy's head. [2]
The Konyak people are found in the Mon region of Nagaland and in neighboring Myanmar making these places the best to witness the Aoleang Festival. Konyak Naga people can be identified by their tattoo faces and they mostly known for their headhunters past. The f estival [4] is one of the most important festival from other festivals.
Aki Kiti originated as a sport among the headhunter Sümi Naga tribe (now Christian converts) of Nagaland in the mountainous Northeast India.Originally, it was intended solely as a sporting event that served the purpose of righting wrongs, restoring honour, or "settling scores" between tribes and tribesmen without resorting to violence.
Nagaland (/ ˈ n ɑː ɡ ə l æ n d /) is a state in the north-eastern region of India.It is bordered by the Indian states of Arunachal Pradesh to the north, Assam to the west, Manipur to the south, and the Naga Self-Administered Zone of the Sagaing Region of Myanmar (Burma) to the east.
Location in Nagaland,India. Coordinates: ... Literacy rate of Wansoi village is 63.10% out of which 65.35% males and 61.13% females are literate. There are about 161 ...
Kejok is a village in the Sangsangyu block of the Tuensang district, Nagaland, India. Ophai Kejok is actually "Ophai Phejok", but "Ophai Kejok" is the name recognized by the Government of India. The village is located in a mountain range named "Ophai", between the Konya and Tuensang villages, under the Sangsangyu Block.