Khonoma
A village that gave up hunting in 1998 and set aside its forest, and where the British were held off in 1879.
- Where
- Nagaland, India
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 25.6522, 94.0229
Get the Khonoma stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Khonoma. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Nagaland volume with your photos and a note.
Near Khonoma
Mary Help of Christians Cathedral, Kohima 8.2 km
A cathedral shaped like a Naga house, built with Japanese help in memory of the 1944 dead.
Kohima War Cemetery 8.3 km
Where the Japanese advance into India was stopped in 1944, on the tennis court of the deputy commissioner's bungalow.
Kisama Heritage Village 10 km
Morungs built by each of the seventeen Naga tribes, standing all year and full only during the Hornbill festival.
Dzukou Valley 12 km
A valley of rolling grass at twenty four hundred metres, reached only on foot, with a lily that grows nowhere else.
Japfu Peak 12 km
The second highest peak in Nagaland at three thousand metres, with the tallest rhododendron on record on its slope.
Triple Falls 29 km
Three drops in one forest walk near Dimapur.
Pfutsero 29 km
The coldest town in Nagaland.
Kachari Ruins 40 km
Rows of carved stone pillars left by the Dimasa Kachari kings before the Ahoms came in 1536.
More hidden gems in Nagaland
Questions
Where is Khonoma?
Khonoma is in Nagaland. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Mary Help of Christians Cathedral, Kohima (8.2 km), Kohima War Cemetery (8.3 km), Kisama Heritage Village (10 km).
How do I get the Khonoma stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Khonoma and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Nagaland volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Khonoma before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Nagaland volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
Collect your first stamp.
LOQAH is free on iPhone and Android, in India and 20 more countries, with more countries on the way. Stand at a place, collect its stamp, and keep every trip in a passport that grows.