{{Short description|Village in Champhai, Mizoram, India}} {{Use Indian English|date=January 2023}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2023}} '''Zote''' is a village in Champhai block of [[Champhai District]], [[Mizoram]] state, India.<ref>{{Cite 2011 census of India|307750|S.Zote}}{{dead link|date=September 2024}}</ref>

== Etymology == Zote are one of the clans of the [[Hmar people]] who are believed to first settle here. So the name of the village came to be known as "Zote".

== Economy == {{see also | Borders of India#Hat | l1= Border haats of India | India-Bangladesh Border Haat }}

Zote is one of the 4 [[Borders of India#Hat|Border Haats]] (markets) in Mizoram, others being at [[Hnahlan]], [[Vaphai]] ([[Saikhumphai]])<!-- Retain redlink as per wiki guidelines to encourage article creation. --> and [[Sangau]] ([[Pangkhua]]), all of whichboost the local trade and economy.<!-- Retain redlink as per wiki guidelines to encourage article creation. --><ref name=up8>[https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/india-myanmar-likely-to-set-up-four-border-haats/1600444 Outlook India India, Myanmar likely to set up four ''Border Haats''], Outlook India, 20 Aug 2019.</ref> As part of India's [[India–Myanmar barrier#Look-East connectivity|Look-East connectivity]], entailing connectivity to [[BIMSTEC]], [[East Asia Summit]], [[Mekong-Ganga Cooperation]], [[United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific]], [[Asian Highway Network]] and the [[Trans-Asian Railway]],<ref name="PO">{{Cite web|url=https://www.globalpolicy.org/component/content/article/162/27908.html|title=India's 'Look East' Policy Pays off|website=www.globalpolicy.org}}</ref><ref name="C">[https://web.archive.org/web/20080708233222/http://www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/IJ31Df02.html India's Look East Policy (2)]</ref> Zote as a border town has a role to play.

== Transport and connectivity ==

=== Border checkpost, customs and immigration ===

[[Zokhawthar]] LCS (Land Custom Station),<ref>[https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/land-immigration-centre-along-myanmar-border-opened-118083000881_1.html Land immigration centre along Myanmar border opened], Business Standard, 2018.</ref> There is a proposal to upgrade it to ICP (Integrated Check Point) entailing immigration and customs both.<ref name=up8/> is 28&nbsp;km south of Zote on [[India–Myanmar barrier#Look-East connectivity|Look-East connectivity]].{{fact|date=June 2023}}

===Airport and railway ===

[[Lengpui Airport]] in [[Aizawl]] (223&nbsp;km northwest) is the nearest airport in India. [[Sairang]] railhead of [[Bairabi–Sairang line]] is the nearest railway station.

===AH1 and India-Thailand Highway===

[[India–Myanmar–Thailand Trilateral Highway]] (IMT),<ref name=up4>[https://www.orfonline.org/research/the-role-of-bimstec-in-revitalising-indias-northeast/ The Role of BIMSTEC in Revitalising India’s Northeast], ORF, 23 Jun 2021.</ref> and [[Asian Highway Network]] and [[AH1#India North-East|Asian Highway 1]] (AH1)<ref name=ah1>[https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/national/new-road-rail-links-to-make-manipur-gateway-to-se-asia-cm/article25441980.ece New road, rail links to make Manipur gateway to SE Asia: CM], The Hindu, 8 November 2018.</ref> Zokhawthar-Tedim connectivity to IMT will provide an alternate route to the existing route via Moreh.<ref name=up4/> via Zokhawthar provide wider connectivity to Zote.

== See also ==

* [[Borders of India]]

==References== {{reflist}}

{{Lunglei district}} {{Mizoram}}

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[[Category:Villages in Lunglei district]]

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