Nicknames and Capitals of North Eastern States of India

North Eastern States of India and their capitals.

North Eastern States of India comprises of the following EIGHT states:

Capitals of North Eastern States of India

The Capitals of the eight North Eastern States of India are as follows:

NE STATE	CAPITAL
Arunachal Pradesh	Itanagar
Assam	Dispur
Manipur	Imphal
Meghalaya	Shillong
Mizoram	Aizwal
Nagaland	Kohima
Tripura	Agartala
Sikkim	Gangtok

Nicknames of North Eastern states of India

Places are also known by other names or referred to by nicknames depending on the special features of the place. The following are some of the nicknames of the North Eastern states of India. And also learn the meaning of the names of the North Eastern states of India.

1. Arunachal Pradesh
   • Nickname: “Land of the rising Sun”
   • Literal meaning of Arunachal Pradesh: Arunachal means ‘dawn-lit mountains’ and Pradesh means ‘province or territory’.
   • Therefore, also popularly known as ‘Land of the Dawn-lit-Mountains’
2. Assam
   • Nickname: “Land of Blue Hills”
   • Also known as: Tea City of India
   • Gateway to North East
3. Manipur
   • Nickname: “Jewelled land”
   • The word “Manipur” is made-up of two Sanskrit words (Maṇi), which means ‘jewel’ and (Purǝ), which means ‘land/place/abode‘. Manipur is mentioned in historic texts as Kangleipak or Meeteileipak.
   • Also referred to as ‘Jewel of India’.
4. Meghalaya
   • Nickname: “The abode of clouds”
     • The name Meghalaya is derived from Sanskrit ‘megha‘ meaning “cloud” and  ā-laya meaning “abode“.
   • During the British rule of India, the British imperial authorities nicknamed Meghalaya the “Scotland of the East”.
5. Mizoram
   • Nickname: “The Land of the Highlanders”.
   • The name Mizoram is derived from “Mizo“, the name of the native inhabitants, and “Ram“, which in the Mizo language means “land.” Thus “Mizo-ram” means “land of the Mizos“
   • Also known as ‘Land of Blue Mountains‘ – because of Phawngpui Tlang, or Blue Mountain, which is the highest peak in the state.
6. Nagaland
   • Nickname: “The Land of Festivals“
   • Nagaland is also known as: “Switzerland of the East”, “Falcon Capital of the World“, “Land of Warriors”
7. Tripura
   
   • Nickname: “Hill Tipperah”
8. Sikkim
   • Nickname: “Valley of Rice”
   • Also known as “Land of Peace and Tranquility” and also “Himalayan Paradise”.

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# Nicknames of North East Indian States