Part of a complex mountain system that lies on the border of India and Myanmar
The Naga Hills are the traditional homeland of the Naga people . The Naga Hills , reaching a height of around 3,825 metres (12,549 ft), lie on the border of India and Burma (Myanmar) .[citation needed They are part of a complex mountain system, and the parts of the mountain ranges[citation needed inside the Indian state of Nagaland and the Burmese Naga Self-Administered Zone are called the Naga Hills. The highest point of the Naga hills is Mount Saramati (3826 m).
Etymology
The term "Naga" refers to the Naga people , who were called "Naga" or "Naka" in the Burmese language , meaning "people with pierced ears".[1]
History
In British India , the major part of the hills came under the Naga Hills District .[citation needed A part of the Naga Hills under the British India control was coalesced into a district in 1866.[2] Naga Hills District were gradually expanded by annexation of the territories of several Naga ethnic groups, including the Aos (1889), the Semas (1904) and the Konyaks (1910).[citation needed In 1912, the district was made part of Assam province. Following the Partition of India , it was merged with the Tuensang Division to create the state called Nagaland in 1963.[3]
Geology: national geological monument
Nagahill Ophiolite Site (NHO) near Pungro in Kiphire district of Nagaland has been declared a National Geological Monument of India by the Geological Survey of India (GSI), for their protection, maintenance, promotion and enhancement of geotourism .[4] [5] [6] ophiolitic rocks of mantle and oceanic crust percentage at the Indian continental plate margin . These are a mixture of Mesozoic and subsequent Cenozoic rocks, i.e. magmatic , metamorphic and sedimentary rocks.[7]
The Naga Hills, due to their complexity and position, forms a natural barrier between the two countries. The Naga Hills are part of the Arakan Range (Rakhine Range) , which to the north rise to 12,552 feet.
