Dimapur 's the main commercial hub and one of the three municipalities in the state of Nagaland, India, the other two being Kohima and Mokokchung. The name Dimapur comes from the Kachari dialect. Etymologically di means "river", ma means "big" and pur means "city"; in effect, the name means "the city near the great river." It's located at . History "Dimapur"'s a later appellation. The Kachari tribe didn't have a name for this city, though the Ahoms called it Che-din-chi-pen, or "the brick city"… (More on Dimapur)