Imphal Travel Guide
Another place of historical interest is the Polo Ground which is the oldest existing polo ground in the world. Near the Polo Ground is the Manipur State Museum, which has a good collection of old artifacts and nice pictures depicting the history of Manipur."Ima Keithel" at Khwairamband Bazar is the only market in the world where, as the name suggests, all the stalls are run by women. In 1944 during World War II the Battle of Imphal, along with the simultaneous Battle of Kohima, was the turning point in the Burma Campaign. For the first time in the South-East Asian Theatre of World War II the Japanese lost the initiative to the Allies, which they retained until the end of the war. The state is also famous for the Brow-antlered Deer called the Sangai.
This species of the deer is endemic to Manipur and is on the verge of extinction. Last count of Sangai deer revealed only 162 left in the Keibul Lamjao National Park.
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PLACE TO VISIT
Palace of Kangla - is an old palace at Kangla, Manipur state in India. It was situated on the both side (western and eastern) of the bank of the Imphal River. But now it remains only on the western side of the bank. Only the ruins remain now. Kangla means "dry land" in old Meitei. It was the traditional seat of the past Meitei rulers of Manipur. The British referred to it as the Manipur Fort.
Khwairaman Bazar - is the main market of Imphal, capital of the state of Manipur in India. The main feature of this market is that all its shops are owned and operated by women.
Keibul Lamjao National Park - is the last natural refuge of the Manipur brow antlered deer , locally called sangai - the dancing deer of Manipur. It is situated in the southeastern region of the Loktak Lake, the largest freshwater lake in the North Eastern India. The floating national park is characterised by many floating decomposed plant materials locally called phoomdis. It is also the home of other endangered species including a species of Python, Python molurus.
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