AIZAWL, Mizoram

Main Attraction: Aizawl Night View

Aizawl, the capital of Mizoram, is situated at about 1132 meters above sea level. It is a beautiful city set on ridges of steep hills. Flanked on the north by the craggy peaks of Durtlang, the hill city overlooks the valley of the river Tlawng and ranges of blue hill beyond. It has a mild, sub-tropical climate due to its location and elevation. Aizawl is connected by road with Silchar through National Highway 54, with Agartala through National Highway 40 and with Imphal through National Highway 150. It is air- linked by daily flights from Kolkata and Guwahati. As per 2011 Census the population of Aizawl is 291,822. Sex ratio is 1029 per 1000 males. Average literacy rate of Aizawl city is 98.80 percent of which male and female literacy was 99.30 and 98.31 percent. It is the largest city in the state. It is also the centre of administration containing all the important government offices, state assembly house and civil secretariat. The population of Aizawl strongly reflects the different communities of the ethnic Mizo people.

Brief History

Sibuta Lung

It is a tall monument, about 10 ft. high, erected by Sibuta, a chief who dominated a large area in and around Tachhip village. Tachhip village is located under Aibawk RD block asnd is around 20 km from Aizawl. It can be seen near Tachhip.

Sibuta was an orphan adopted by the ruling chief of Tahhip. He grew up to become a cruel man who finally became chief by poisoning his adopted father and killing the appointed heir. He even killed his sister Darlalpuii with a spear and put her head on display. The legend told that during his childhood Darlalpuii was very cruel to him, in return ti her cruelty he took revenge on her. Soon after he killed his sister, his health deteriorated and feeling that his death was eminent, he decided to erect a stone monument to honour himself. A huge rock was dragged by his men over a long distance with great hardship. To overcome these difficulties Sibuta tried to appease by bathing in human blood for which three men were sacrificed. In the fountain hole a man was placed alive and a monument was erected over him. This monument can still be seen on the way between Aizawl and Aibawk.

Tam dil

At the approximate distance of 50 km to the east of Aizawl, between Saitual town and Tlabung village, there exists a lake which is known as Tamdil. ‘Tam’ means Antam (tam in Mizo is a short form of Antam) which means mustard plant, then ‘dil’ means lake. Tamdil therefore means ‘Lake of mustard plant’. This name is without significance and there is very interesting story behind it. It is said that once a big mustard plant grew in a place where the lake is now situated. When the mustard plant cut off, water comes out of it instantly. After several days the water coming out of the plant was formed into a lake and that is why it is known as Tamdil. The government has constructed an approach road to this lake. The Fishery department uses this lake as a fish pond. The lake has developed into a good tourist attraction, very suitable as a picnic spot.

Rung Dil

Rung Dil means ‘the lake of Patridges’. It is so called perhaps because there used to be many patridges in and around the lake. The lake is situated near Suangpuilawn village in the north-eastern corner of the district and the distance from Aizawl is around 120 km. This lake consists of twin lakes separated from one another by a narrow stretch of land. It is said that if a pumpkin cut into halves is allowed to sink in one lake, it comes out in the other lake. The lakes are, therefore, believed to be connected with each other below the surface earth.