FEW FACTS ON MIZORAM STATE

MIZORAM - 

* MIZORAM IS A STATE AMONG SEVEN SISTERS ( NORTH EAST STATES) 

* FOUNDATION DAY - 20TH FEBRUARY 1987 ( 53RD AMENDMENT) 

* MIZORAM IS THE 23RD STATE OF INDIA. ( IN 1986 MIZORAM PEACE ACCORD SIGNED) 

* IN 1972 MIZORAM DENOATED AS UNION TERRITORY. 

* CAPITAL - AIZWAL 

* SHARES BOUNDARY WITH BANGLADESH 722 KM TO WEST 

* MYANMAR IN EAST AND SOUTH 

* MIZORAM WITH IN SHARES BOUNDARY WITH ASSAM, MANIPUR, TRIPURA ( 21,081 SQ KM) 

STATES OWN - 

* STATE FLOWER - RED VANDA ( RENANTHERA IMSCHOOTIANA ) AN ORCHID KNOWN AS SENHRI IN MIZO LANGUAGE 

* STATE ANIMAL - HIMALYAN SEROW 

* STATE BIRD - HUME'S PHEASANT ( SYRMATICUS HUMIAE) 

* STATE TREE - INDIA ROSE CHESTNUT OR IRONWOOD 

FOREST COVERS - 

According To 2023 FOREST REPORT - 2ND HIGHEST PERECENTAGE OF FOREST AND TREE 85.34%. 

IMPORTANT RIVERS - 

* KOLODYNE - ( ALSO KNOWN AS TIANG RIVER) 

- LONGEST RIVER OF MIZORAM 

* IN FEW OF ITS KNOWN AS DHALESHWARI 

* TRIBUTARIES - TUIRIAL, CHHIMTUIPUI ( SOUTH) 

( CHHIMTUIPUI ORIGINATES FROM MYANMAR AND FLOW INTO BAY OF BENGAL) 

( MAT RIVER IS ITS TRIBUTARIES) 

* TIWANG RIVER FLOWS INTO BAY OF BENGAL Via Myanmar & Bangladesh 

* ORIGIN OF RIVER - 

* TUIVAWL - ITS DRAIN INTO BARAK RIVER 

* TUT RIVER - IT IS KNOWN AS CLEAR BLUE WATER 

* ITS TRIBUTARY OF TIAWANG RIVER 

* BARAK RIVER IS 900 KM ( 2ND LONGEST IN NORTH EAST) 

* KARNAPHULI IS 20 KM LONG RIVER 

TWO IMPORTANT BASIN- 

* BARAK BASIN - 

* KOLODYNE BASIN- 

IMPORTANT MOUNTAINS - 

* PHAWNGPUI (BLUE MOUNTAIN) - Highest Peak Of Mountain 

( LOCATED IJN LAWNGTLAI DISTRICT Near Myanmar Border ) 

* LENGTENG - 2141 Meter 

* Hmuifang - Situated In South Of Aizwal 

* REIEK - 1465 METER 

* Mount MAWMA - Situate In Mara Autonomous District ( 3rd Highest Mountain Of MIZORAM) 

* LUSHAI HILLS ( MIZO HILLS) - 2157 M 

* CHAMPAI 

WILDLIFE - 

NATIONAL PARK - 

* MURLEN NATIONAL PARK - ESTD IN 1991 ( DIVERSE IN FLORA & FAUNA) 

* PHAWNGPUI NATIONAL PARK - IT IS ALSO KNWN AS BLUE MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK 

WILDLIFE SANCTUARY - 

* Dampa Tiger Reserve 

* Murlen National Park - 

* Ngengpui Wildlife Sanctuary 

* Lengteng Wildlife Sanctuary 

* Khawnglung Wildlife Sanctuary 

* Phawngpui National Park ( 50 sq. km) 

AWARDS - 

GI TAG - 

* MIZO PUANCHEI - Shawl 

* HMARAM - weave 

* TAWLHLOHPUAN - Handcraft 

* NGOTEKHERH - Unique Mizo Weave 

* PAWNDUKM - 

* MIZO GINGER - 

DANCES - 

* CHERAW - Bamboo Dance ( Chapchur Kut Festival ) FOR GOOD HARVEST 

* KHUALLAM - Dance Of The Guests ( Welcome the guest) ( Hand Woven Mizo Cloths Called PUANDUM) 

* SARLAMKAI - Known As SOLAKIA ( tribal Wars) 

* CHAILAM - THE DANCE IS ACCOMPAINED By The Tunes Of Drums And Mithun Horns 

AIRPORT - 

* LENGPUI AIRPORT 

RAILWAY STATION - 

* Prime Minister Narendra Modi Flagged Off SAIRANG (Aizwal) - New Delhi Rajdhani Express.

MAJOR TRIBES - 

* LUSHEI ( LARGEST MIZO TRIBES) 

* RALTE - 

* HMAR - 

* PAIHTE - 

* PAWI 

* CHAMKA - 

* BRU - 

* TRIPURI - 

* KUKI - 

FESTIVALS OF MIZORAM - 

* CHAPCHUR KUT - BAMBOO DANCE FESTIVAL AGRICULTURE 

* MIM KUT - HONORING THE DEAD CEREMONY 

* PAWL KUT - STRAW FESTIVAL ( DEC-JANUARY) 

* LYUVA KHUTLA - MARA TRIBES 

* KHUADO KUT - PAITE COMMUNITY CELEBRTED 

* ANTHURIUM FESTIVAL - IT IS FLOWER FESTIVAL 

* CHRISTMAS -