Mon

Locations :

Lattitude: 26.75°N N,

Longitude: 95.1°E E

Best Time to Visit : October to April

Weather :

Summer : 16°C to 32°C

Winter : 08°C to 23°C

Monsoon : 12°C to 27°C

Mon is an enchanting and skillful town located in Mon district of Nagaland. Tourist can get mesmerizing view of tattooed faces wearing feathery garments that depicts the colorful culture of Naga tribes. Mon has an interesting history with lots of local sightseeing. It is a virgin destination that is still untouched. Mon is home to famous Konyak Nagas, who are known as 'those violent headhunters with tattooed faces’. It is believed that they were direct descendants of Noah, who crossed the historic gate known as Alemkaphan known as the gate of the sun. History reveals that the inhabitants of Mon are mostly from lower Burma. Mon Kingdom was founded by two Mon brothers, Prince Samala and Prince Wimala in 573, and from this the land got its name as ‘Mon’. For several centuries, this kingdom flourished in peace and prosperity before Burman dynasty. Mon people were very talented and skillful. Later, it was occupied by the Burman, people of Mon were oppressed, persecuted, burned in holocausts, many pregnant lady were killed and fled further south into Burma’s Tenasserim Division and east into Thailand. Though this land doesn’t have lots of sightseeing places but still attracts tourist from all over India as well as from abroad because of its unique culture. Mon as a part of Nagaland is famous for tribal tourism that binds indigenous culture.