Chin Hills

Chin Hills
Chin Hills Location in Myanmar
Highest point
Peak	Nat Ma Taung
Elevation	3,053 m (10,016 ft)
Coordinates	22°30′N93°30′E
Geography
Location	Chin State,Burma
Parent range	Patkai Range

TheChin Hillsare a range of mountains inChin State,northwesternBurma (Myanmar),that extends northward intoIndia'sManipurstate.

Geography

The highest peak in the Chin Hills isKhonu Msung,or Mount Victoria, in southern Chin State, which reaches 3,053 metres (10,016 ft). TheChin Hills–Arakan Yoma montane forestsecoregionhas diverse forests withpine,camelliaandteak.Falamis the largest town in the Chin Hills, lying at their southern edge.

The Chin Hills are the eastern part of thePatkai Range,which includes theLushai Hillsand runs throughNagalandin India, as well as part of Burma. The Lushai Hills are frequently discussed with the Chin Hills as the topography, people's culture and history are similar. The southern prolongation of the Chin Hills is theArakan Range (Arakan Yoma),stretching as well from north to south.

History

Historically the area of the range has been populated by theChin peoplewho like their neighbours to the west are aLaimi people.In addition tosubsistence agriculturethe Chin raided the villages of the Burman on the plains of theMyitthaandChindwinrivers, as well as each other.In 1888, the British began a military campaign to end these raids which resulted in pacification of the province by 1896,and it was administratively added to Burma as a special division.

In theSecond World Warthe hills formed a point of armed conflict between Japanese forces and a combined British and Indian force.

See also

• Arakan Mountains
• Chin Hills-Arakan Yoma montane forests

External links

• Burma - Geography
• Google Books,The Physical Geography of Southeast Asia
• "Chin Hills".Encyclopædia Britannica.Vol. 6 (11th ed.). 1911. p. 233.