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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Sahibabad railway station region northern India
this entity surface form: North India
Terai region of Uttarakhand locatedIn northern India
Kannauji people locatedIn northern India
Indergarh region northern India
this entity surface form: North India
Unnao locatedIn northern India
Unnao region northern India
this entity surface form: North India
Kishori Mahal region northern India
this entity surface form: North India
Dhundari language region northern India
this entity surface form: North India
Anguri Bagh region northern India
this entity surface form: North India
Tamsa River locatedIn northern India
Mukut Mandir region northern India
this entity surface form: North India
Gunji locatedIn northern India
Dras River locatedIn northern India
Suru Valley locatedIn northern India
Malwa region locatedIn northern India
Darbuk locatedIn northern India
Meerut College region northern India
this entity surface form: North India
Chandigarh College of Architecture region northern India
this entity surface form: North India
National Highway 31 (India) locatedIn northern India
Barabanki Junction region northern India
this entity surface form: North India
Tripartite struggle locatedIn northern India
subject surface form: Tripartite Struggle
UNESCO World Heritage Site component region northern India
subject surface form: Sheesh Mahal (Amber Fort)
this entity surface form: North India
Shila Devi Temple region northern India
this entity surface form: North India
NCR locatedIn northern India
Ramganj Mandi tehsil region northern India
this entity surface form: North India
Thanagazi locatedIn northern India
Siliserh Lake Palace region northern India
this entity surface form: North India
Kalisindh River valley locatedIn northern India
Rohilla Kingdom locatedIn northern India
Sariska Palace region northern India
this entity surface form: North India
Agra Province locatedIn northern India
Malla republics locatedIn northern India
Koliyas locatedIn northern India
Kusinara locatedIn northern India
Malla mahajanapada locatedIn northern India
Mahaparinirvana Temple region northern India
this entity surface form: North India
Japanese Peace Pagoda locatedIn northern India
subject surface form: Japanese Peace Pagoda, Kushinagar
Matha Kuar Shrine locatedIn northern India
Diwan-i-Aam region northern India
subject surface form: Diwan-i-Aam (Amer Fort)
this entity surface form: North India
Tibetan Buddhist Temple region northern India
subject surface form: Tibetan Buddhist Temple, Kushinagar
this entity surface form: North India
Sajjangarh Monsoon Palace region northern India
this entity surface form: North India
Vikramaditya Singh region northern India
this entity surface form: North India
Jagmal Singh region northern India
this entity surface form: North India
Ganesh Deodhi region northern India
this entity surface form: North India
Ajmeri Gate region northern India
subject surface form: Ajmeri Gate, Jaipur
this entity surface form: North India
Tripolia Bazaar region northern India
this entity surface form: North India
Chandpole Bazaar region northern India
this entity surface form: North India