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.

Sabarmati Ashram → region → Western India ⓘ
Sardeshmukhi → region → Western India ⓘ
Shaniwar Wada → region → Western India ⓘ
Statue of Unity → region → Western India ⓘ
this entity surface form: western India
Surat Airport → region → Western India ⓘ
Third Anglo-Maratha War → region → Western India ⓘ
Treaty of Bassein (1802) → region → Western India ⓘ
Nana Fadnavis → regionOfActivity → Western India ⓘ
Sambhaji → regionOfActivity → Western India ⓘ
Shahu I → regionOfInfluence → Western India ⓘ
this entity surface form: western India
this entity surface form: western India
Maharashtri Prakrit → spokenIn → Western India ⓘ
Debal → tradeWith → Western India ⓘ