Kohima is so called because “Kew Hi” is the name of a plant grown on the mountainside. “Kew Hi Ma” means “the men of the land where the flower Kew Hi grows”. Earlier, Kohima was known as “Thigoma”. The tourist spots in Kohima are Kohima Zoo, Kohima Museum, Catholic Church on Aradhurah Hill, Naga Bazaar, Dimapur Ao Baptist Church & Kohima War Cemetery. Tourists can trek to the beautiful Dzukuo Valley. The best way to explore Kkohima is on a Motorcycle.
People can reach kohima
By plane:- Dimapur Airport. 74 km from Kohima and a 2 hour drive.
By train :- Kohima is not connected by train. Dimapur, on the Guwahati-Dibrugarh is the closest railway station with direct rail connections to Delhi, Kolkata, Guwahati, and Chennai.
By car:- “National Highway 39 connects Kohima to Dimapur. The drive to Dimapur takes about 2 hours (74 km).
By bus:- By bus Kohima is connected to Imphal, Dimapur, Guwahati, Tinsukia and other major cities of North Eastern India. The bus journey from Kohima to Dimapur is 2.5 to 4 hours.
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