Aizawl (īzoul`) or Aijal (ījäl`), city (1991 pop. 155,240), capital of the state of Mizoram Mizoram , state (2001 provisional pop. 891,058), c.8,000 sq mi (20,720 sq km), NE India, in the Mizo Hills, bordered on the east and south by Myanmar, on the west by Bangladesh and Tripura, on the northeast by Manipur, and on the north by Assam. The capital is Aizawl.
..... Click the link for more information. , NE India. Situated on a ridge in the Mizo Hills that is 3,500 ft (1,067 m) high, Aizawl is an important trade center for the surrounding area. Indigenous handicrafts are produced. In the 1970s, Aizawl was the site of an attack on the government treasury by members of the Mizo National Front.

Aizawl

City (pop., 2001: 228,280), capital of Mizoram state, northeastern India. It is situated on a ridge at an elevation of about 2,950 ft (900 m). The surrounding region is part of the Assam-Myanmar geologic province, with steeply inclined hill ranges. Many of the people are from Myanmar (Burma). In the 1970s Aizawl was the scene of an armed attack on the government treasury by members of the Mizo National Front. Manufactures include aluminum utensils, handloom textiles, and furniture.

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No references found	A tripartite meeting held in Aizawl, capital of Mizoram on November 4 between the representatives of the Central and State governments to repatriate 35,000 Reang migrants from Tripura to Mizoram, failed. Displaced tribesmen hold rally in Mizoram by Asian News International But beware, without warning, it can turn into a musical madhouse The road climbs up through the clouds to Aizawl with multi-layered slices of rock on either side, shades of different types of shale. A Walk Among the Clouds by India Today Travel Plus We have applied for aid, we are expecting it, but it is rather slow in coming,' he said by telephone from the state capital Aizawl, adding that the poorest villagers were suffering the most because they had no access to alternative food supplies. One million face famine after rats feast on crops by guardian.co.uk / guardian.co.uk	Aitken Aitken dust counter Aitken nuclei Aitken nucleus counter Aitken's formula Aitkin County Aitmatov, Chingiz Aitoff equal-area map projection AITP Aitysh Aiudag Aiuka Aiushi Aiutinskii Aivazovskii, Ivan Aivazovskii, Ivan Konstantinovich aiwan AIX Aix-en-Provence Aix-la-Chapelle Aix-la-Chapelle, Congress Aix-la-Chapelle, Treaty Aix-la-Chapelle, Treaty of Aix-les-Bains Aix-Marseille, University of Aizawl Aizman, David Aizman, David Iakovlevich Aizman, Nikolai Aizman, Nikolai Spiridonovich Aizoaceae Aizpute Aizu Byakko Matsuri Aizu-Wakamatsu Aizuwakamatsu Ajaccio Ajalon Ajanta ajaraca Ajarian Autonomous Republic Ajax AJAX engine AJAX framework Ajax powder AJAXian app Ajdukiewicz, Kazimierz Ajivika Ajka ajmaline Ajman Ajmer	AIX/ESA AIX/Windows Interface Composer Aixelsyd Aixelsyd Aixelsyd AIXESA AIXG AIXL AIXM AIY AIYAD AIYB AIYC AIYCB AIYDK AIYE AIYEP AIYF Aíyina Aíyina AIYL AIYP AIYS AIYSA AIYSEP AIYT AIZ Aizawl Aizman, David Aizman, David Iakovlevich Aizman, Nikolai Aizman, Nikolai Spiridonovich AIZN AIZO Aizoaceae Aizoaceae Aizpute Aizu Byakko Matsuri Aizu Wakamatsu International Association Aizu-Wakamatsu Aizuwakamatsu Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima Aizwal AJ AJ Auxerre AJ Stevens Aj-Jumhuriyah Al-'Iraqiyah Aj-Jumhuriyah Al-'Iraqiyah AJ/CM AJ6 AJA AJA AJA AJAA AJAAT AJABS

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A tripartite meeting held in Aizawl, capital of Mizoram on November 4 between the representatives of the Central and State governments to repatriate 35,000 Reang migrants from Tripura to Mizoram, failed.

Displaced tribesmen hold rally in Mizoram by Asian News International

But beware, without warning, it can turn into a musical madhouse The road climbs up through the clouds to Aizawl with multi-layered slices of rock on either side, shades of different types of shale.

A Walk Among the Clouds by India Today Travel Plus

We have applied for aid, we are expecting it, but it is rather slow in coming,' he said by telephone from the state capital Aizawl, adding that the poorest villagers were suffering the most because they had no access to alternative food supplies.

One million face famine after rats feast on crops by guardian.co.uk / guardian.co.uk