The Arakan Mountains , natively referred as Rakhine Yoma ( Burmese : ရခိုင်ရိုးမ ) and technically known as the Southern Indo-Burman Range , are a mountain range in western Myanmar , between the coast of Rakhine State and the Central Myanmar Basin, in which flows the Irrawaddy River . It is the most prominent of a series of parallel ridges that arc through Assam , Nagaland , Manipur , Mizoram and Myanmar.
8-583: The Lushai Hills (Pron: ˌlʊˈʃaɪ, now called Mizo Hills ) form a hilly region in the Patkai-Arakan Yoma mountain range system in Northeast India, in the present-day state of Mizoram in India . The highest peak rising to an elevation of 2,157 meters at Phawngpui, also known as 'Blue Mountain'. The hills are for the most part covered with dense bamboo jungle and rank undergrowth; but in
16-629: A road between Ngape and Minbu and by an all-weather road from Taungup to Pyay on the Irrawaddy. The Arakan Mountains divide the Rakhine coast from the rest of Myanmar, and thus have acted as a barrier between the peoples of central Myanmar and those of the Indian subcontinent. This played a role in fostering the separate development of the Rakhine people , both linguistically and culturally, from
24-531: The Burmese . The Arakan Mountains also served as a barrier inhibiting Burmese invasions, and allowing Arakan to develop as a separate political entity. Thus the coastal cities, such as Mrauk U and Waithali , formed the core of Arakan civilization. There were fierce battles in these mountains between January 1943 and March 1944 during the Japanese occupation of Burma . The Japanese 33rd and 55th Divisions faced
32-561: The British military on the coastal side of the range. The British forces won. The Arakan Mountains act as a barrier to the southwestern monsoon rains and thus shield the central Myanmar area, making their western slopes extraordinarily wet during the monsoon with typically over 1 metre (39 in) of rain per month, and the eastern slopes much drier. They include the Chin Hills-Arakan Yoma montane forests ecoregion which
40-723: The Hmar tribe shares cultural ties with the Mizos and resides in the region. The southern areas of the Lushai Hills are inhabited by the Chakma people, while the southernmost part is home to the Mara people. Another community, the Lai people, lives in specific parts of the Lushai Hills. Patkai-Arakan Yomas The Arakan Mountains run from Cape Negrais in the south in to Manipur , India in
48-522: The eastern portion, owing probably to a smaller rainfall, open grass-covered slopes are found, with groves of oak and pine interspersed with rhododendrons. The Blue Mountain is the highest peak in Lushai hills. The Lushai Hills, now known as Mizoram, has a long history of hosting various tribal communities. The Mizo people have been the largest and most prominent among them. In addition to the Mizo community,
56-821: The north. They include the Naga Hills , the Chin Hills , and the Patkai range which includes the Lushai Hills . The mountain chain is submerged in the Bay of Bengal for a long stretch and emerges again in the form of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands . The word Arakan is derived from the Sanskrit word Rakshasa (राक्षस) meaning demon , a term used to refer to the inhabitants of the region. The Arakan Mountains and
64-723: The parallel arcs to the west and east were formed by compression as the Indian Plate collided with the Eurasian Plate approximately along the boundary between India and Myanmar which produced the Naga-Patkai foldbelt. The Arakan Mountain Range is over 600 miles (950 km) long, with about 250 miles (400 km) of actual mountains. The highest point in the range is Khonu Msung (or Mount Victoria) at 3,094 metres (10,151 ft). The Arakan Mountains are crossed by
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