Why visit Moirāng
Townapedia lists 2 museums and landmarks, 1 place to eat and 2 places to stay in and around town.
Highlights include Loktak Folklore Museum.
Weather in Moirāng
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About Moirāng
Moirang (Meitei: /moi.rāŋ/) 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.
From the Wikipedia article Moirang (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Museums and landmarks2
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Restaurants and cafes1
Where to stay2
Hotel Elegance Resort
Motel and hotel · 2.4 km
Okshongbung Leikai, Hemam Colony, Moirang
Shopping1
Schools, colleges and libraries1
Map of Moirāng
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Getting there and nearby towns
Bir Tikendrajit International Airport (IMF) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 31 km away.
- Kwakta 7 km southwest, about 7 min by car
- Kumbi 8 km southeast, about 8 min by car
- Ningthoukhong 8 km north, about 8 min by car
- Bishnupur 15 km north, about 15 min by car
- Mayāng Imphāl 17 km northeast, about 17 min by car
- Kakching Khunou 16 km southeast, about 16 min by car
- Kakching 21 km east, about 21 min by car
- Churāchāndpur 21 km southwest, about 21 min by car
- Nambol 22 km north, about 22 min by car
- Imphal 38 km northeast, about 38 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- LOKTAK FOLKLORE MUSEUM, Haoreima, Public domain
- Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni Keibul Lamjao NP Manipur (3), Dr. Raju Kasambe, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni Keibul Lamjao NP Manipur (2), Dr. Raju Kasambe, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni Keibul Lamjao NP Manipur (1), Dr. Raju Kasambe, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Olive-backed Pipit Anthus hodgsoni Keibul Lamjao NP Manipur (4), Dr. Raju Kasambe, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Centaur Oakblue Arhopala centaurus by Dr. Raju Kasambe DSC 8837 02, Dr. Raju Kasambe, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Centaur Oakblue Arhopala centaurus by Dr. Raju Kasambe DSC 8837 01, Dr. Raju Kasambe, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Red-base Jezebel Delias pasithoe by Dr. Raju Kasambe DSC 8629 (2), Dr. Raju Kasambe, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Red-base Jezebel Delias pasithoe by Dr. Raju Kasambe DSC 8629 (1), Dr. Raju Kasambe, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Red-base Jezebel Delias pasithoe by Dr. Raju Kasambe DSC 8629 (3), Dr. Raju Kasambe, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Sunset at Loktak Lake, navakumar khoirom, CC BY 2.0
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