Tribal villages of Nagaland

Khonoma

Angami Naga

India's first officially declared Green Village — an Angami settlement famed for its conservation covenant and terraced rice fields.

Altitude 1670 m

Kigwema

Angami Naga (Southern Angami)

Southern Angami village next to Kisama Heritage Village — the ceremonial venue of the Hornbill Festival.

Altitude 1500 m

Kohima Village (Bara Basti)

Angami Naga

One of Asia's largest villages by area — the ancestral Angami settlement that gave Kohima its name.

Altitude 1500 m

Tuophema

Angami Naga (Northern Angami)

Northern Angami village pioneering community-owned tourism — home to the Tuophema Tourist Village model.

Altitude 1500 m

Viswema

Angami Naga (Southern Angami)

Southern Angami village on the Dzükou approach — the most-used trailhead for one of Northeast India's iconic alpine valleys.

Altitude 1800 m

Dzüleke

Angami Naga

Small Angami trekking village west of Khonoma — a quiet base for community-run birding and conservation walks.

Altitude 1600 m

Ungma

Ao Naga

The second-largest Ao Naga village and, by Ao oral history, the seat from which the tribe dispersed across present-day Mokokchung.

Altitude 1325 m

Longwa

Konyak Naga

Konyak village where the India–Myanmar border passes through the Angh's (chief's) house — one of Northeast India's most-photographed frontier villages.

Altitude 1200 m

Shangnyu

Konyak Naga

Konyak village whose 6-metre wooden monolith and Angh's morung are celebrated ethnographic landmarks.

Benreu

Zeliang Naga

Zeliang Naga village at the foot of Mount Pauna (Nagaland's third-highest peak) — a quiet base for trekking the state's south-western hills.

Altitude 1950 m