Htangsan
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Htangsan, also Htangsan Naga,is a village in Lahe Township
, Naga Self-Administered Zone
, in the Sagaing Region of northwestern Burma. It is located in the Naga Hills
, to the northwest of Hwekum
and to the southwest of Lahe.At the centre of the village is a circle with a grey roofed building.Human sacrifice and headhunting has been documented in the Lahe Township.
Lahe Township
Lahe Township is a township in the Naga Self-Administered Zone in the Sagaing Division of Burma.The principal town is Lahe.-Towns and villages:...
, Naga Self-Administered Zone
Naga Self-Administered Zone
Naga Self-Administered Zone , as stipulated by the 2008 Constitution, is a self-administered zone consisting of three townships, Leshi, Lahe and Namyun townships, formerly administered as pat of Hkamti District, Sagaing Division. Its official name was announced by decree on 20 August 2010. The zone...
, in the Sagaing Region of northwestern Burma. It is located in the Naga Hills
Naga hills
Naga hills, reaching a height of around 3825 metres, lie on the border of India and Burma . These hills are part of a complex mountain system, and the parts of the mountain ranges inside the Indian state of Nagaland and the Burmese region of Sagaing are called the Naga Hills.In British India, the...
, to the northwest of Hwekum
Hwekum
Hwekum is a village in Lahe Township, Naga Self-Administered Zone, in the Sagaing Region of northwestern Burma. It is located in a mountainous forest area to the northwest of Singkaling Hkamti.The village, close to the Indian border, has been subject to raids by the Ponyo Nagars,and since 2010 has...
and to the southwest of Lahe.At the centre of the village is a circle with a grey roofed building.Human sacrifice and headhunting has been documented in the Lahe Township.