town, capital of Nāgāland state, northeastern India. The town lies in the Nāga Hills, 30 miles (48 km) southeast of the railroad at Dimāpur.
Kohima was the point of the farthest Japanese advance into British India during World War II; it was held briefly by Japanese troops in 1944 until retaken by the British. Pop. (1991 prelim.) 53,122.
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