Lunglei District of Mizoram at a Glance

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Lok Sabha Constituencies in Lunglei district, Mizoram (MP Constituencies) Mizoram
MLA Assembly Constituencies in Lunglei district, Mizoram Lunglei East
Lunglei North
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About Lunglei District :

Lunglei District, the biggest District in Mizoram is bounded on the north by Mamit and Serchhip Districts, on the south by Lawngtlai and Saiha Districts, on the east by Myanmar and on the west by Bangladesh. With the constitution of the Union Territory of Mizoram on 21st January, 1972, Lunglei became one of the three Districts of Mizoram U.T. It has area of 4,538 Sq.km. There are three Civil Sub-Divisions namely – Lunglei Sadar Sub-Division, Tlabung and Hnahthial Civil Sub-Divisions. The District is also divided into four Rural Development Blocks – Lunglei, Hnahthial, Lungsen and Bunghmun. It is one of the most populous towns in the Mizo Hills, located 131 miles (235 km) from Aizwal, the capital of Mizoram.

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Tourist Places :

Khawnglung Wildllife Sanctuary :

 

Khawnglung is a mountain situated near Pangzawl in Aizawl – Lunglei road about 160 km from Aizawl. A village of the same name used to be located on the ridge and was the scene of one of the bloodiest massacre during the days of internecine feuds between the Sailo chiefs in the middle of the nineteenth century. Intertwined with this event is the tragic love story of Chalkunga and Thanghniangi, a beautiful maiden who happened to be one of the many female captives taken by the raiders. Chalkunga later rescued her in a daring lone foray, only to lose her on the way home in the flooding Tiau river which swept her away from his grasp while they were attempting to cross it.

With sheer cliffs on all sides the mountain has always been a natural shelter for man and animal for ages. Declared a wildlife sanctuary in 2000, Khawnglung covers an area of 35 sq.km and is rich in flora and fauna, particularly primates and birds. It however requires trekking for about 10 km to reach the sanctuary.

The best time to visit is between October and March for which one has to contact the Department of Environment and Forest, Mizoram.

Darkhuang Tlang – Pukpui :

Darkhuang Tlang, or literally “Gong Mountain” is located in Pukpui village about 7 kms from Lunglei. This is the place where Darphawka, a Mizo prophet of the late nineteenth century used to “talk with the spirits” who showed him visions of future events including the coming of the Christian missionaries, saying “White men shall come from beyond the great seas and you should heed their words”. This happened years before the animist Mizos knew anything about Christianity. A prayer house has been constructed on the peak for visitors

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