northern India

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Northern India is a culturally and historically rich region of the Indian subcontinent, encompassing the Indo-Gangetic Plain and Himalayan foothills and serving as a cradle for numerous civilizations, religions, and migrations.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural region
geographical region
bordersCountryToEast People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
surface form: Bangladesh
bordersCountryToNorth Bhutan
China
Nepal
bordersCountryToNorthwest Pakistan
containsCity Agra
Amritsar
Chandigarh
Dehradun
New Delhi, India
surface form: Delhi

Ghaziabad
Gurugram
Jaipur
Kanpur
Lucknow
New Delhi, India
surface form: New Delhi

Noida
Patna
Shimla
Srinagar
Varanasi
containsStateOrUT Bihar
Delhi
Haryana
Himachal Pradesh
Jammu and Kashmir
Jharkhand
Ladakh
Madhya Pradesh
Punjab
Rajasthan
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand
country India
hasClimate alpine climate
humid subtropical climate
semi-arid climate
hasCuisine North Indian cuisine
hasCulturalRegion Oudh
surface form: Awadh

Braj
Bundelkhand
Doab
Doaba
Garhwal
Kumaon
Majha
Malwa
Malwa (Punjab)
Marwar
Mewar
Rohilkhand
hasCulturalTradition Bhangra
Giddha
Kathak dance
Rajasthani folk music
Ramlila performances
Sufi devotional music
classical Hindustani music
hasDesertRegion Thar Desert
hasHistoricalEvent Gupta Empire
surface form: Gupta Golden Age

Indian Rebellion of 1857
Maurya Empire
surface form: Mauryan unification of much of India

Partition of India
surface form: Partition of India 1947

establishment of Mughal Empire
formation of Delhi Sultanate
hasHistoricalSignificance birthplace of Buddhism
birthplace of Jainism
core region of Indo-Gangetic civilization
cradle of several major Indian empires
heartland of Vedic culture
hasMajorEconomicActivity agriculture
manufacturing
services
hasMajorFestival Chhath Puja
Diwali
Dussehra
Eid al-Adha
Eid al-Fitr
Holi
Lohri
Navaratri
surface form: Navratri

Vaisakhi
hasMajorPlain Indo-Gangetic Plain
surface form: Gangetic Plain

Indo-Gangetic Plain
surface form: Punjab Plain
hasMajorRiver Beas River
surface form: Beas

Brahmaputra
Chenab River
surface form: Chenab

Ganges
Ghaghara
Indus River
surface form: Indus

Ravi
Sutlej River
surface form: Sutlej

Yamuna
hasMountainRange Himalayas
Lesser Himalayas
surface form: Shivalik Hills
hasPopulationCharacteristic high population density
linguistic diversity
religious diversity
hasSeason post-monsoon autumn
pre-monsoon summer
summer monsoon
winter
hasStapleFood rice dishes
wheat-based flatbreads
hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite Agra Fort
Secretariat Building, Chandigarh
surface form: Capitol Complex, Chandigarh

Fatehpur Sikri
Great Himalayan National Park
Hill Forts of Rajasthan
Jantar Mantar, Jaipur
Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National Parks
Qutb Minar
Red Fort
surface form: Red Fort Complex

Taj Mahal
historicalReligion Buddhism
Jainism
Sikhism
Vedic period
surface form: Vedic religion
includesPhysicalRegion Lesser Himalayas
surface form: Himalayan foothills

Indo-Gangetic Plain
locatedIn South Asia
majorCrop mustard
pulses
rice
sugarcane
wheat
majorLanguage Awadhi
Bhojpuri
Dogri
Haryanvi
Hindi
Kashmiri
Maithili
Punjabi language
surface form: Punjabi

Rajasthani
Urdu language
surface form: Urdu
majorLanguageFamily Indo-Aryan languages
majorReligion Buddhism
Hinduism
Islam
Jainism
Sikhism
partOf South Asia
surface form: Indian subcontinent
wasCradleOf Delhi Sultanate
Gandhara civilization
Gupta Empire
Kushan Empire
Maurya Empire
Mughal Empire (in much of the territory)
surface form: Mughal Empire

Vedic period
surface form: Vedic civilization

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Haridwar locatedInRegion northern India
Ramleela region northern India
this entity surface form: North India
Jawaharlal Nehru Port servesHinterland northern India
this entity surface form: North India
Hill Forts of Rajasthan region northern India
this entity surface form: North India
Teej celebratedIn northern India
this entity surface form: Northern India
South-Central Asia includesCountry northern India
this entity surface form: India (northern and northwestern border areas)
Kota countrySubdivision northern India
this entity surface form: North India
Viceregal Lodge, Simla (summer residence) region northern India
this entity surface form: North India
Oude locatedIn northern India
Mughal Subah of Awadh locatedIn northern India
this entity surface form: Northern India
Nawabs of Awadh locatedIn northern India
this entity surface form: North India
Third Battle of Panipat location northern India
Mahadji Shinde regionOfActivity northern India
this entity surface form: North India
City Palace, Udaipur region northern India
this entity surface form: North India
Nubra Valley locatedIn northern India
Dhundhar culturalRegionOf northern India
this entity surface form: North India
Sikar locatedIn northern India
Alwar locatedIn northern India
Shauraseni Prakrit usedIn northern India
Anglo-Sikh Wars regionAffected northern India
this entity surface form: North India
Reva formsBoundaryBetween northern India
this entity surface form: North India
Doab locatedIn northern India
Kathak dance regionOfOrigin northern India
subject surface form: Kathak
this entity surface form: North India
Bharatpur region northern India
this entity surface form: North India
Ravi locatedIn northern India
Doaba locatedIn northern India
Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National Parks region northern India
this entity surface form: Northern India
St. Stephen's College, University of Delhi region northern India
this entity surface form: North India
Braj locatedIn northern India
Majha locatedIn northern India
Kumaon locatedIn northern India
Delhi locatedIn northern India
this entity surface form: Northern India
Shina spokenIn northern India
this entity surface form: India (northern areas)
National Capital Region of India partOf northern India
this entity surface form: North India
National Capital Region of India isEconomicHubOf northern India
this entity surface form: North India
Malwa culturalRegionOf northern India
this entity surface form: North India
Faizabad partOf northern India
this entity surface form: Northern India
Yamuna Expressway locatedIn northern India
Chhath Puja observedIn northern India
Hindi Belt locatedIn northern India
aloo paratha regionOfPopularity northern India
this entity surface form: North India
Landa scripts usedInRegion northern India
this entity surface form: North India
Indo-Islamic architecture region northern India
this entity surface form: North India
Sant Bhasha region northern India
this entity surface form: North India
Kingdom of Kashi locatedIn northern India
this entity surface form: North India
Newalkar dynasty locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity northern India
this entity surface form: North India
Bishop Cotton School, Shimla region northern India
this entity surface form: North India
Srinagar locatedInRegion northern India
Shimla locatedInRegion northern India
this entity surface form: Northern India
Baburnama coversRegion northern India
this entity surface form: North India