Western India

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cultural region geographic region

Western India is a geographic and cultural region of India that includes states like Gujarat, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, and Goa, known for its diverse landscapes, historic trade centers, and rich traditions in commerce, cuisine, and architecture.

Observed surface forms (5)

Surface form Occurrences
western India 20
Central Gujarat 1
Saurashtra region 1
Western Coast of India 1
emphasizes Gujarat’s leading position among western Indian states 1

Statements (85)

Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural region ⓘ
geographic region ⓘ
bordersBodyOfWater Arabian Sea ⓘ
bordersCountry Pakistan ⓘ
bordersRegion Central India ⓘ
northern India ⓘ
surface form: North India

South India ⓘ
country India ⓘ
hasAgriculturalProduct cotton ⓘ
groundnut ⓘ
millets ⓘ
sugarcane ⓘ
hasClimateType arid climate ⓘ
semi-arid climate ⓘ
tropical monsoon climate ⓘ
hasCoastalRegion Kathiawar Peninsula ⓘ
surface form: Kathiawar coast

Konkan ⓘ
surface form: Konkan coast
hasCommunity Bhils ⓘ
Kolis ⓘ
Marwaris ⓘ
Parsis ⓘ
hasCulturalRegion Konkan ⓘ
Kutch ⓘ
Malwa ⓘ
Marwar ⓘ
Mewar ⓘ
Saurashtra State ⓘ
surface form: Saurashtra
hasDesert Thar Desert ⓘ
hasEconomicActivity automobile manufacturing ⓘ
information technology services ⓘ
petrochemical industry ⓘ
textile industry ⓘ
tourism ⓘ
hasLanguage Gujarati ⓘ
Hindi ⓘ
Konkani ⓘ
Marathi language ⓘ
surface form: Marathi

Rajasthani languages ⓘ
hasMajorCity Ahmedabad ⓘ
Jaipur ⓘ
Mumbai ⓘ
Panaji ⓘ
Pune ⓘ
Surat ⓘ
Udaipur ⓘ
Vadodara ⓘ
hasMajorPort Jawaharlal Nehru Port ⓘ
Kandla Port ⓘ
Mormugao Port ⓘ
Mumbai Harbour ⓘ
surface form: Mumbai Port

Mundra Port ⓘ
hasMountainRange Aravalli Range ⓘ
Western Ghats ⓘ
hasReligion Christianity ⓘ
Hinduism ⓘ
Islam ⓘ
Jainism ⓘ
Zoroastrianism ⓘ
hasUNESCOWorldHeritageSite Ajanta Caves ⓘ
Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park ⓘ
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus ⓘ
Churches and Convents of Goa ⓘ
Ellora Caves ⓘ
Hill Forts of Rajasthan ⓘ
Jantar Mantar, Jaipur ⓘ
Rani ki Vav ⓘ
includesState Goa ⓘ
Gujarat ⓘ
Maharashtra ⓘ
Rajasthan ⓘ
includesUnionTerritory Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu ⓘ
knownFor Indo-Islamic architecture ⓘ
Portuguese-influenced architecture ⓘ
Rajput architecture ⓘ
coastal regions ⓘ
desert regions ⓘ
distinct regional cuisines ⓘ
diverse landscapes ⓘ
historic trade centers ⓘ
maritime trade ⓘ
plateaus ⓘ
rich commercial traditions ⓘ
locatedIn South Asia ⓘ
surface form: Indian subcontinent

South Asia ⓘ
partOf India ⓘ

Referenced by (64)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

this entity surface form: emphasizes Gujarat’s leading position among western Indian states
Gujarat → hasRegion → Western India ⓘ
this entity surface form: Central Gujarat
Deccan Traps volcanism → locatedIn → Western India ⓘ
this entity surface form: western India
Goa → locatedIn → Western India ⓘ
this entity surface form: western India
Gulf of Khambhat → locatedIn → Western India ⓘ
this entity surface form: western India
Kathiawar Agency → locatedIn → Western India ⓘ
Kathiawar Peninsula → locatedIn → Western India ⓘ
this entity surface form: western India
Kheda district → locatedIn → Western India ⓘ
Konkan → locatedIn → Western India ⓘ
this entity surface form: western India
Mumbai → locatedIn → Western India ⓘ
this entity surface form: western India
Porbandar Bird Sanctuary → locatedIn → Western India ⓘ
this entity surface form: Saurashtra region
Princely State of Porbandar → locatedIn → Western India ⓘ
Purna → locatedIn → Western India ⓘ
Sabarmati River → locatedIn → Western India ⓘ
Sangli → locatedIn → Western India ⓘ
Surat → locatedIn → Western India ⓘ
this entity surface form: western India
United State of Kathiawar → locatedIn → Western India ⓘ
this entity surface form: western India
Zuari River → locatedIn → Western India ⓘ
Junagadh → locatedInPartOf → Western India ⓘ
this entity surface form: western India
Ahmedabad → locatedInRegion → Western India ⓘ
this entity surface form: western India
Dandi → locatedInRegion → Western India ⓘ
this entity surface form: western India
Governor of Bombay → location → Western India ⓘ
Ganesha → majorFestivalRegion → Western India ⓘ
Svetambara → majorPresenceIn → Western India ⓘ
Malabar Coast → partOf → Western India ⓘ
this entity surface form: Western Coast of India
Bombay Army → recruitedFrom → Western India ⓘ
subject surface form: Adalaj Stepwell
Baji Rao II → region → Western India ⓘ
Battle of Palkhed → region → Western India ⓘ
this entity surface form: western India
Bhadra Fort → region → Western India ⓘ
Bhonsle → region → Western India ⓘ
College of Engineering Pune → region → Western India ⓘ
Dravidian languages → region → Western India ⓘ
Gaekwad of Baroda → region → Western India ⓘ
this entity surface form: western India
Garba dance → region → Western India ⓘ
Government Law College Mumbai → region → Western India ⓘ
subject surface form: Government Law College, Mumbai
Gujarat University → region → Western India ⓘ
Gujarati → region → Western India ⓘ
Jewel of Western India → region → Western India ⓘ
Jodhpur → region → Western India ⓘ
this entity surface form: western India
Maand → region → Western India ⓘ
this entity surface form: western India
Maharashtra → region → Western India ⓘ
Maratha → region → Western India ⓘ
Marwari → region → Western India ⓘ
Pune → region → Western India ⓘ
this entity surface form: western India
subject surface form: Pune FC
Rana → region → Western India ⓘ
subject surface form: Rana of Porbandar
this entity surface form: western India