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Dimapur

Dimapur

Nagaland

Most trips into Nagaland begin here whether you planned it or not: Dimapur is the state's largest city, its commercial centre, and the gateway everyone passes through.

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Most trips into Nagaland begin here whether you planned it or not: Dimapur is the state's largest city, its commercial centre, and the gateway everyone passes through. It sits by the Dhansiri River near the Assam border, and its railway station is the second busiest in Northeast India, which is the practical reason you will find yourself in it. The Allied forces used it as a supply and logistics hub in the Second World War. Treat it as an arrival point rather than a destination; the interesting country starts once you climb out of it.

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Gateway to NagalandSecond busiest NE stationDhansiri riverbank

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