NAMPONG

NAMPONG is a quaint town in Changlang district of Arunachal Pradesh in India. It is located near Burma border.

Three days Border Trading markets are open as Bazar days in a month on 10th, 20th and 30th of the month at Nampong for selling and buying of goods for both Indian and Myanmarese nationals. During these three days, people are allowed to cross international border at Pangsau Pass with due permission from the concerned authority. The Government has declared Nampong as international trading hub.

World War II Observatory post at Wintong is at about 20 km from Nampong.

The historic Stilwell Road (Ledo Road) passes through Nampong and goes down to Burma.

The Pangsau Pass, the Indo-Burma (Myanmar) border is just 12 Km away from Nampong where the famous the Lake of no Return is situated.

Nampong and Pangsau Pass were considered to be "Hell gate" or "Hell Pass" due to difficult terrains in the Indo-Burma Patkai mountain Range. Crossing these places toward Burma were considered to be dangerous and hazardous as Hell during the World War II.