Siliguri
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Siliguri is a major commercial and transportation hub in northeastern India, strategically located near the borders of Nepal, Bhutan, and Bangladesh and serving as the gateway to the Himalayan region.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Siliguri canonical | 16 |
| Siliguri Junction | 1 |
| Siliguri Metropolitan Area | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
city
ⓘ
human settlement ⓘ |
| borderWith |
People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
ⓘ
surface form:
Bangladesh
|
| climate | humid subtropical climate ⓘ |
| commonlySpokenLanguage |
Hindi
ⓘ
Nepali ⓘ Rajbanshi language ⓘ
surface form:
Rajbanshi
|
| connectedBy |
National Highway 10
ⓘ
National Highway 27 NERFINISHED ⓘ broad-gauge railway network ⓘ Darjeeling Himalayan Railway ⓘ
surface form:
narrow-gauge railway (Darjeeling Himalayan Railway)
|
| country | India ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
tea trade
ⓘ
tourism services ⓘ trade ⓘ transport and logistics ⓘ |
| governedBy | Siliguri Municipal Corporation ⓘ |
| governmentType | municipal corporation ⓘ |
| hasAirport | Bagdogra Airport ⓘ |
| hasRailwayStation |
New Jalpaiguri
ⓘ
surface form:
New Jalpaiguri Junction
Siliguri self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Siliguri Junction
|
| hasRole |
commercial hub
ⓘ
gateway to the Himalayan region ⓘ gateway to the Northeast of India ⓘ transportation hub ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
West Bengal
ⓘ
eastern India ⓘ Northeast India ⓘ
surface form:
northeastern India
|
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory |
Darjeeling
ⓘ
surface form:
Darjeeling district
Jalpaiguri ⓘ
surface form:
Jalpaiguri district
|
| locatedInRegion |
Dooars
ⓘ
surface form:
Dooars region
Terai ⓘ
surface form:
Terai region
|
| locatedNear | foothills of the Himalayas ⓘ |
| locatedNearBorderWith |
People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
ⓘ
surface form:
Bangladesh
Bhutan ⓘ Nepal ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Mahananda River ⓘ |
| locatedOnTransportCorridor |
Chicken’s Neck
ⓘ
Siliguri Corridor ⓘ |
| nearbyAirport | Bagdogra Airport ⓘ |
| nearbyTouristDestination |
Darjeeling
ⓘ
Gangtok ⓘ Kalimpong ⓘ |
| officialLanguage |
Bengali
ⓘ
English ⓘ |
| partOf |
Siliguri
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Siliguri Metropolitan Area
|
| river | Mahananda River ⓘ |
| timeZone | Indian Standard Time ⓘ |
| utcOffset | +05:30 ⓘ |
Referenced by (18)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
West Bengal
this entity surface form:
Siliguri Metropolitan Area
this entity surface form:
Siliguri Junction
subject surface form:
North Bengal (India)