Mishmi Hills

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The Mishmi Hills are a southward extension of the Himalayas, located in the Dibang Valley region of Arunachal Pradesh in northeastern India. These hills form the northern part of the region and have an average elevation of 15,000 feet (4,500 meters). The Mishmi people, who inhabit these hills and speak dialects of the Tibeto-Burman linguistic family, are the primary inhabitants. Their economy is based on primitive agriculture, with staple crops like corn and buckwheat, and they engage in barter trade, exchanging goods like musk and medicinal herbs with people in Tibet and Assam.12

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Dibang Valley
The Mishmi Hills, a southward extension of the Himalayas, constitute most of the northern part of the region. They have an average elevation of 15,000 feet (4,500 metres) and are dotted with passes such as Yonggyap at 13,000 feet (3,950 metres) and Kaya at 15,600 feet…
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The Mishmi Hills, a southward extension of the Himalayas, constitute most of the northern part of the region. They have an average elevation of 15,000 feet (4,500 metres) and are dotted with passes such as Yonggyap at 13,000 feet (3,950 metres) and Kaya at 15,600 feet…
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