Dzüko Valley
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The Dzüko Valley (Meitei: Dzuko Tampak[1][2][lower-alpha 1]), also known as Dzükou Valley or Dziiko Valley,[6] is a valley located in between Senapati district of Manipur and Kohima district of Nagaland in Northeast India.[7] This valley is well known for its natural environment, seasonal flowers and flora & fauna.[8][5]
Dzükou Valley (Meitei: Dzuko Tampak[1][2][lower-alpha 1]) | |
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Floor elevation | 2,452 metres (8,000 ft)[citation needed][verification needed] |
Geography | |
Location | Maram, Senapati district in Manipur[4] and Kohima district in Nagaland[5] |
Coordinates | 25.553329°N 94.067065°E / 25.553329; 94.067065 |
Rivers | Dzükou River[page needed][citation needed] |
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]