The Tirap district is located in the southeastern part of Arunachal Pradesh. It shares a state border with Nagaland and Assam, an international border with Myanmar and a district border with Changlang. Khonsa is the headquarters of Tirap district in the state of Arunachal Pradesh in India. ... -1... To help compare orders of magnitude of different geographical regions, we list here surface areas between 100,000 km² and 1,000,000 km². ... Arunachal Pradesh (अरुणाचल प्रदेश) is a region administered by India as a state. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Assam (অসম) is a northeastern state of India with its capital at Dispur. ... The Changlang district is located in Arunachal Pradesh, located south of the Lohit district and north of the Tirap district. ...

Geography

Much of the land lies not very far removed from those of the sea level, although a large portion of the district comprises of the Patkoi Hills, which consists of the Namdhapa National Park. The park hosts a wide variety of wildlife species, from mithun to the Himalayan black bear, locally known as takin, to the wild goat.

People

Much of the tribal population consists of the Naga related Nocte, Konyak and Wancho, who traditionally followed Hinduism and Animism, although a sizeable minorty of Christians can be found among the Nocte and Konyak as well. Smaller communities of Tutsa, Tangsa and Singpho can be found in the district as well. The Nocte, which literally means village people, is a tribe of a population of 33,000 found in the Patkoi Hills of Tirap district of Arunachal Pradesh. ... ALSO,THE MOST LOVELY GIRL IN THE WORLD IS A WANCHO . ... The Tangsa tribe, also known as the Tase, lives in the Tirap and Changlang district of Arunachal Pradesh. ... The Singpho tribe of Arunachal Pradesh inhabit in the district of Lohit and Changlang and the Kachin State of Myanmar. ...

Festive fairs and festivals such as the Loku of the Nocte, Oriya or Ojiyele of the Wancho and the Pongtu festival of the Tutsa are celebrated in full flair. The Nocte, which literally means village people, is a tribe of a population of 33,000 found in the Patkoi Hills of Tirap district of Arunachal Pradesh. ... ALSO,THE MOST LOVELY GIRL IN THE WORLD IS A WANCHO . ...

Especially in Khonsa, Tirap boasts a number of Christian missionaries from Nagaland and other parts of India, which has already converted half of the town population to Christianity. These had resulted in significant proportions of the Hindu Nocte tribe to convert to Christianity, especially in its sronghold in Khonsa. This has resulted the Christian Nocte to practice a corrupt form of Christianity mixed with occult Animist practices. In response, Hindu missionaries and an anti-conversion law has been framed up to prevent further conversions of the tribals to Christianity. Tirap is also home to a sizeable population of the Christian Indian immigrants, Buddhist Chakma and Bangladeshi expratates. This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... The Nocte, which literally means village people, is a tribe of a population of 33,000 found in the Patkoi Hills of Tirap district of Arunachal Pradesh. ... Khonsa is the headquarters of Tirap district in the state of Arunachal Pradesh in India. ... The Chakma, who are also known as the Changma, is a Mongoloid tribe inhabiting in the Chittagong Hill Tracts of Bangladesh. ...

History

Since time in memorial, Tirap has been inhabited by ancestors of the indigenious tribes. Tribes such as the Nocte came to settle in the area during the 16th century, at the time of reign of the Ahoms. The Japanese troops invaded and controlled the area for a brief period in 1945, until the collapse of the Japanese empire. The Nocte, which literally means village people, is a tribe of a population of 33,000 found in the Patkoi Hills of Tirap district of Arunachal Pradesh. ... The Tai Ahoms ruled parts of present day Assam for nearly 600 years: from 1228 to 1826. ...

Of late, Tirap has also been a major target for the NSCN, a Naga rebel group who wants to target at converting the local tribals to Christianity and the creation of Greater Nagaland, using military force. It is also said that Baptist missionaries subtly supports these rebel groups. [1]

Tourism

The vibrant folk-culture of the indigenious tribes has attracted many tourists to visit Tirap. However, missionaries in Khonsa poses a major threat to the future of the indigenious tribes as the slow process of Christian proselytisation takes place. Since the Lausanne Congress of 1974, a widely-accepted definition of a Christian mission has been to form a viable indigenous church-planting movement. ...

External links

• Official Website