| Dzükou Valley (Meitei: Dzuko Tampak[1][2][a]) | |
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Dzükou Valley in Summer
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| Floor elevation | 2,452 metres (8,000 ft)[citation needed][verification needed] |
| Geography | |
| Location | Maram, Senapati districtinManipur[4] and Kohima districtinNagaland[5] |
| Coordinates | 25°33′12″N 94°04′01″E / 25.553329°N 94.067065°E / 25.553329; 94.067065 |
| Rivers | Dzükou River[page needed][citation needed] |
The Dzüko Valley (Meitei: Dzuko Tampak[1][2][a]), also known as Dzükou ValleyorDziiko Valley,[6] is a valley located in between Senapati districtofManipur and Kohima districtofNagalandinNortheast India.[7] This valley is well known for its natural environment, seasonal flowers and flora & fauna.[8][5]
It is situated at an altitude of 2,452 m (8,045 ft) above sea level.[citation needed][verification needed] The valley is famous for its wide range of flowers in every season but the most famous one is the『Dzükou Lily』(Lilium chitrangadae), named after the mother of its discoverer, Hijam Bikramjit, a researcher of the Life Sciences Department, Manipur University, in the summer of 1991. This lily species is opined by some botanists to be similar to Shirui lily (Lilium mackliniae), with the only difference in being deeper in pink colour.[9][10]
The term "Dzukou" is originated from a word common to both Angami and Mao languages, which can be translated as "cold water", with reference to the cold stream flowing throughout the valley area.[5][11]
The valley borders a region of old-growth forest, and is home to several rare and endangered species of flora and fauna, including the Dzükou Lily[page needed] and the Blyth's tragopan, which is the state bird of Nagaland. A number of other rare species are also found here, including several rhododendron species, plants such as the aconita nagaram, and fauna including the Asian golden cat, the Hollock Gibbon, the Dzukou Valley horned toad (Megophrys dzukou), several species of leopard including the clouded leopard, the Asiatic black bear, the capped langur, the stump-tailed macaque, and the serow.[12]
It has periodically been threatened by forest fires, which tend to spread quickly due to prevalent wind conditions and are difficult to fight because of the inaccessible terrain around the valley. In 2006, a forest fire destroyed 20 kilometers of forest in the valley before it was contained. The 2020–21 Dzükou Valley wildfires destroyed an estimated 200 acres of forest land, as well as significant flora in the valley itself.[13][14][15]
There are many well-known valleys which make the hills like Khoupum Tampak, (Tampak means valley in Manipuri), Khuga Tampak, Sajik Tampak, Dzuko Tampak, Moreh and Jiribam beisdes other vast river basins like Barak River basin in the north.
tampāk ꯇꯝꯄꯥꯛ /təm.pak/ n. valley. Morph: tam‑pāk [valley‑to be broad].
Dzuko Valley: The Dzuko Valley is located in the Senapati district at the borders of the States of Nagaland and Manipur in the North East India.
The Dzukou Valley is in Senapati district bordering with Kohima. There are seasonal flowers and a number of flora and fauna. Dzukou derives its meaning from the Angami/Mao word that translates to "Cold Water", referring to the cold stream that flows through the valley. It is at an altitude of 2,438 metres (7,999 ft) above sea level, behind the Japfu Peak in Nagaland. The rare Dziikou lily is found only in this valley.
... In the year 2000, a trekking expedition to the Dzukou valley on the Manipur—Nagaland border, found a pair of Blyth's tragopan killed by a ...
The Dzükou/Dzüko Valley is a valley located at the border of the states of Manipur and Nagaland in northeast India. This valley is well known for its natural environment, seasonal flowers and flora and fauna.
... treacherous but beautiful Dzuko Valley on the border of Manipur and Nagaland states.'
Dzuko Valley: The Dzuko Valley is located in the Senapati district at the borders of the States of Nagaland and Manipur in the North East India.
Dzukou valley can be reached via Zakhama or Viswema, and is around 23 kms from Kohima; situated between the states of Nagaland and Manipur, ...
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)... Dzukou Valley, located on the border of the states of Nagaland and Manipur in North-East India.
The Dzükou/Dzüko Valley is a valley located at the border of the states of Manipur and Nagaland in northeast India. This valley is well known for its natural environment, seasonal flowers and flora and fauna.
The endemic Dzukou lily was first identified, in the Dzukou valley, by Hijam Bikramjit of the Life Sciences Department, Manipur University, in the summer of 1991. Bikramjit was part of a Manipur Cultural Integration Conference team that trekked to the valley that summer. Bikramjit named it Lilium chitrangadae after his mother. However, later studies found that Dzuko lily is botanically similar to the revered Shirui lily, but is deep pink in color.
Dzukou means 'Cold Water' in Angami/Mao language, and it got its name due to the cold-water stream flowing in the region.
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