Tedim
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Tedim (, , (Zo: Tedim Khuapi, pronounced ; is a town and the administrative seat of Tedim Township in Chin State, Myanmar. It is the second largest town in Chin State, after Hakha (the capital city of Chin State). The town's four major boroughs (veng) are: Sakollam, Myoma, Lawibual and Leilum.
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Tedim (, , (Zo: Tedim Khuapi, pronounced ; is a town and the administrative seat of Tedim Township in Chin State, Myanmar. It is the second largest town in Chin State, after Hakha (the capital city of Chin State). The town's four major boroughs (veng) are: Sakollam, Myoma, Lawibual and Leilum.
==History== The name "Tedim" was derived from a pool in the hills that used to twinkle in the sunlight. Therefore it was called te-dim (twinkling, shiny) in the local Tedim language (which is also called "Tedim pau").
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