PRIPHEMA (Cave near)
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Description
No autochthonous, indigenous or locally known name has been identified for a »cave in limestone« (note 1) which is said to lie (note 2) in an unidentified spatial relation to »Pherima« (Priphema), a village at about halfway on the road from Dimapur to Kohima. SITUATION: Priphema (»Pherima« Brooks 1999.01.30 personal communication) is indicated near N25°45': E093°58' on AMS sheet NG46-11 Kohima (U502 series, 1956 edition) in an area where the Pulebatze Wildlife Sanctuary is shown in the India Road Atlas (Eicher Goodearth 2006: 47 E2) at about halfway on the 33 miles / 53 km long National Highway NH39 from Dimapur (N25°54': E093°44') on the Assam border generally south-west to Kohima (N25°40': E094°07'). IDENTITY: The only problem is that there is no limestone anywhere in this area, only the much famed –>Dzülekie, where »the stream flows through a deep and narrow gorge making it as if the stream has gone underground at places.«
NOTE 1: This »cave in limestone« (no name mentioned) is possibly identical with the cave near –>Dimapur or, perhaps, with the cave in the –>Langpangkong Range. NOTE 2: Simon J. Brooks 1999.01.30 personal communication with Ms. Agano Belho (Tourist Officer, Government of Nagaland Tourist Information Centre, Shakespear Sarani, Calcutta). NOTE 3: »Pherima« (Brooks 1999.01.30 personal communication) is indicated as »Priphema« (N25°45': E093°58' AMS sheet NG46-11 Kohima, U502 series, 1956 edition) in an area where the Pulebatze Wildlife Sanctuary is shown on the India Road Atlas (Eicher Goodearth 2006: 47 E2).
Caves nearby
| Distance (km) | Name | Length (m) | Depth (m) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.0 | KHONOMA (Hole at) | ||
| 14.7 | DZÜLEKIE UNDERGROUND STREAM | ||
| 17.7 | GHOLHO, from [] (Cave of) | ||
| 22.7 | DZUKOU VALLEY CAVES | ||
| 28.0 | TELOU CAVE & SPRING | ||
| 33.6 | PHUKHUHE SUMI (Cave of) | ||
| 39.7 | TCHHÜPFU IZZÜ, Morakcho | ||
| 50.8 | Etchhiku 2 | ||
| 50.8 | Etchhiku |