Moirang
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Place details
- Locality
- Moirang
- Region
- Manipur
- Country
- India
- Population
- 19,893
- Timezone
- Asia/Kolkata
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Moirang
- Settlement.other_name
- Keke Moilang, Kege Moirang
- Settlement.settlement_type
- town
- Settlement.image_skyline
- INA Memorial, Moirang, Manipur (12).jpeg
- Settlement.image_caption
- A statue of Netaji Subhashchandra Bose in the INA Memorial Complex in Moirang
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- India Manipur#India
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- left
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- India
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Manipur
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- District
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Country
- India
- Located in
- Bishnupur district
- Elevation
- +766
- Time zone
- UTC+05:30
via Wikidata · CC0
Article
11 sectionsContents
- History
- Epic cycles of incarnations and the Khamba Thoibi
- Powerful clan
- World War II and the INA
- Culture
- Geography
- Tourist places
- Transport
- Demographics
- Politics
- References
Moirang () is a town in the Indian state of Manipur, best known for the tentatively listed UNESCO World Heritage Sites of the Keibul Lamjao Conservation Area (KLCA), covering Keibul Lamjao National Park (KLNP), the world's only floating national park, the buffer of Loktak Lake (140 sq km) and Pumlen Pat (43 sq. km). It is best known for the being the place of origin of the ancient epic legend of Khamba and Thoibi, one of the seven epic cycles of incarnations of Meitei mythology and folklore. Nationwide, it is also famous for the INA War Museum in the INA Martyrs' Memorial Complex, where Colonel Shaukat Malik of the Indian National Army hoisted the Tricolour for the first time on Indian soil on 14 April 1944. It is situated approximately south of the state capital Imphal. It has an area of with a population of 62,187 in 67 villages. There are 12 Panchayats in this block.
==History== === Epic cycles of incarnations and the Khamba Thoibi ===