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The Patkai range mountains are not as rugged as the Himalayas and the peaks are much lower. Features of the range include conical peaks, steep slopes and deep valleys. In Nagaland some of the most fascinating places are seen in this mountain range like Mount Khülio-King, Shilloi lake etc. Three mountain ranges come under the Patkai.
The Chin Hills are the eastern part of the Patkai Range, which includes the Lushai Hills and runs through Nagaland in India, as well as part of Burma. The Lushai Hills are frequently discussed with the Chin Hills as the topography, people's culture and history are similar.
The Indo-Burman Range merged with Eastern Himalayan Syntaxis further north, submerged into the Andaman Sea, and resurfaced as Andaman Islands further south. [4] The mountain belt comprises the following ranges from north to south: the Patkai Bum, the Naga Hills, the Mikir Hills, the Mizo Hills and the Arakan Mountains. [5]
The Dehing Patkai Landscape is one of the richest spots for biodiversity in India. It has hundreds of plant species which range from Shorea assamica and Dipterocarpus retusus, occupying the top canopy of the forest at heights of 50 m, to Mesua ferrea and Vatica lanceifolia, which dominate the middle canopy, and a number of woody shrubs such as Saprosma ternatum, Livistona jenkinsiana and ...
The Lushai Hills (Pron: ˌlʊˈʃaɪ, now called Mizo Hills) form a hilly region in the Patkai-Arakan Yoma mountain range system in Northeast India, in the present-day state of Mizoram in India. [ 1 ]
Dehing Patkai National Park is a national park in the Dibrugarh and Tinsukia districts of Assam covering an area of 231.65 km 2 (89.44 sq mi) of rainforest. [1] [2] It was declared a wildlife sanctuary on 13 June 2004. On 13 December 2020, the Government of Assam upgraded it into a national park. [3]
Naga Hills section of the Patkai Range 3,841 12,602 Mount Saramati lies on the India–Myanmar border. It is the highest peak in the Patkai Range. [3] West Bengal: Sandakphu: Singalila Ridge section of the Eastern Himalayas: 3,665 12,024
The range is the northern portion of the Indo-Burman Range, in north eastern India. It bends sharply to the south beyond the Dihang River gorge, and spreads along the eastern boundary of India with Myanmar. The Purvanchal includes the hill of the Patkai hills, Naga Hills, Mizo Hills and Manipur hills.