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Straddle the line at

Longwa in November

The village where the chief’s house sits in two countries.

Quick answer. Late autumn, dry and cool. The pre-Hornbill planning month, rooms start filling. For Longwa specifically, November is a comfortable month with the usual hill-state caveats.

Border-ridge village, representative of Longwa
November in Longwa

The essentials

Border
India-Myanmar ridge line
Icon
The Angh’s cross-border house
From Mon
About 42km
Permit
ILP covers the district for Indians
Month
November, Nagaland
This month
Late autumn, dry and cool.

Why November here

On the Myanmar border ridge: the Angh’s half-and-half house, tattooed Konyak elders and big-sky ridgelines.

Longwa is the famous border village of Mon district: the international line runs straight through the Angh (hereditary chief)’s house, so his dining room is in India and his bedroom in Myanmar, and villagers cross the line daily as they always have. Tattooed elders, village morungs and ridge-top views make it the highlight of Mon.

What to do

The Angh’s house

Sleep in India, eat in Myanmar.

Ridge walks

Views across two countries from the paths.

Elsewhere in Nagaland in November

The wider Nagaland calendar this month: Tokhu Emong (Lotha, first week of November, announced annually). Dates shift with harvests and moons; we confirm them when you plan.

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Longwa in November, planned properly

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