Tipaimukh

Tipaimukh is the mouth of the Tuivai River (also called Tipai River) as its joins the Barak River. Its location is the southern tip of the Vangaitang range, around which the Barak River flows due west, making a U-turn at Tipaimukh.

Tipaimukh
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Coordinates: 24°14′06″N 93°01′15″E
Location	Mizoram–Manipur boundary, India
Elevation	50 m (160 ft)

Tipaimukh is a historic location representing the junction of ancient kingdoms Manipur, Tripura (now Mizoram) and Kachar (now Assam).^[1] It also lay on the "old ancient trade route" of Manipur called "Khongjai route", leading west to Kachar and Bengal.^[2][3]

The name of Tipaimukh has been used to name a subdivision of the Churachandpur district in 1972.^[4]

Geography

The Barak River which flows southwest in Manipur is blocked by the Vangaitang range. It flow south at the foot of the range until reaching Tipaimukh at its southern tip, and then turns north.^[5] The Tuivai River (also called "Chikoo nullah"), which follows a tortuous route through the southern hills of Manipur, flows north in this area, and drains into the Barak River at Tipaimukh.^[6][1]

This section of the Tuivai River as well as a 25-km-stretch of the north-flowing Barak River form the boundary of Manipur against Mizoram. National Highway 2 in this area, which is traditionally called the "Tipaimukh Road", runs through the nearby Sipuikawn village, and crosses the Tuivai River on its way to Aizawl in Mizoram.