Khasi Hills
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The Khasi Hills are a lush, high-rainfall hill range in northeastern India, known for their indigenous Khasi communities, living root bridges, and scenic landscapes.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Khasi Hills canonical | 15 |
| East Khasi Hills | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical region
ⓘ
hill range ⓘ |
| administrativeCapital | Shillong ⓘ |
| averageElevation | about 1200–1500 metres ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
ⓘ
surface form:
Bangladesh (to the south)
Garo Hills ⓘ Jaintia Hills ⓘ |
| climate | humid subtropical climate ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| elevation | about 1965 metres ⓘ |
| geology | part of the Shillong Plateau ⓘ |
| hasAttraction |
Mawlynnong
ⓘ
surface form:
Mawlynnong village
Nohkalikai Falls ⓘ Umiam Lake ⓘ living root bridges of Nongriat ⓘ |
| hasEthnicGroup | Khasi people ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | Khasi language ⓘ |
| highestPoint | Shillong Peak ⓘ |
| indigenousBeliefSystem | Niam Khasi ⓘ |
| knownFor |
cloud and mist-covered hills
ⓘ
high rainfall ⓘ indigenous Khasi communities ⓘ living root bridges ⓘ lush landscapes ⓘ scenic waterfalls ⓘ very high annual rainfall ⓘ very high annual rainfall ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
India
ⓘ
Khasi Hills self-linksurface differs ⓘ Khasi Hills self-linksurface differs ⓘ Meghalaya ⓘ Northeast India ⓘ |
| majorTown |
Cherrapunji
ⓘ
Mawsynram ⓘ Shillong ⓘ |
| partOf |
Shillong Plateau
ⓘ
surface form:
Meghalaya Plateau
Patkai mountain system ⓘ |
| rainfallCharacteristic | among the wettest regions in the world ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
surface form:
Christianity (majority among Khasi people)
|
| state | Meghalaya ⓘ |
| subdivision |
East Khasi Hills district
ⓘ
South West Khasi Hills district ⓘ West Khasi Hills district ⓘ |
| tourismType |
cultural tourism
ⓘ
ecotourism ⓘ |
| traditionalArchitecture | stilt houses in some Khasi villages ⓘ |
| traditionalPractice | construction of living root bridges using rubber fig tree roots ⓘ |
| transportHub | Shillong ⓘ |
| vegetation | evergreen and subtropical forests ⓘ |
Referenced by (16)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Cherrapunji
subject surface form:
Mawsynram
this entity surface form:
East Khasi Hills