Northeast India

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Northeast India is a culturally diverse and geographically distinct region of India known for its hilly terrain, rich biodiversity, and unique ethnic communities.

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instanceOf region of India
alsoKnownAs NER
Northeast India
surface form: North Eastern Region of India
borders People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan)
surface form: Bangladesh

Bhutan
China
Myanmar
Nepal
climate humid subtropical in many areas
temperate and alpine in higher elevations
connectedTo Rest of India via Siliguri Corridor
country India
economySector agriculture
oil and natural gas
tea production
tourism
governedBy Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region
hasCapitalCity Guwahati
surface form: Dispur (Assam)
hasCulturalPractice distinct folk music and dance traditions
various tribal festivals
hasEcoregion Eastern Himalayas
surface form: Eastern Himalaya biodiversity hotspot

Indo-Burma biodiversity hotspot
hasEthnicGroup Assamese people
Bodo people
Karbi people
surface form: Garo people

Khasi people
Meitei people
Mizo people
Naga peoples
surface form: Naga people
hasFeature living root bridges
hasFlagshipSpecies Asian elephant
Indian one-horned rhinoceros
hoolock gibbon
red panda
tiger
hasLanguageFamily Austroasiatic
surface form: Austroasiatic languages

Indo-Aryan languages
Sino-Tibetan languages
surface form: Tibeto-Burman languages
hasMajorCity Agartala
Aizawl
Gangtok
Guwahati
Imphal
Kohima
Shillong
hasMajorRiver Barak River
Brahmaputra
surface form: Brahmaputra River
hasMountainRange Eastern Himalayas
Meghalaya
surface form: Garo-Khasi-Jaintia Hills

Mizo Hills
Naga Hills
Patkai Hills
hasPart Arunachal Pradesh
Assam
Manipur
Meghalaya
Mizoram
Nagaland
Sikkim
Tripura
hasPlace Mawsynram
surface form: Cherrapunji

Mawsynram
hasProtectedArea Kaziranga National Park
Manas National Park
Namdapha National Park
Nameri National Park
hasRegionalBody North Eastern Council
knownFor cultural diversity
high biodiversity
high rainfall
numerous indigenous communities
majorLanguage Assamese
Bengali
Hindi
Meitei language
surface form: Meitei (Manipuri)
majorReligion Buddhism
Christianity
Hinduism
Islam
officialLanguage English

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Southwestern Tai geographicDistribution Northeast India
Eastern Air Command operatesInRegion Northeast India
this entity surface form: Northeastern India
Assamese region Northeast India
Ledo, Assam, India region Northeast India
Chitrangada regionInTradition Northeast India
Bnei Menashe ethnicOrigin Northeast India
Bnei Menashe region Northeast India
Indian state of Sikkim locatedIn Northeast India
subject surface form: Sikkim
Meitei language region Northeast India
Jingpo language region Northeast India
this entity surface form: Northeastern India
Meitei people nativeTo Northeast India
Tani languages spokenIn Northeast India
Kuki-Chin languages spokenIn Northeast India
Das hasRegionOfPrevalence Northeast India
this entity surface form: Northeastern India
Karbi language spokenIn Northeast India
Durga Puja regionOfProminence Northeast India
Naga peoples region Northeast India
Siliguri locatedIn Northeast India
this entity surface form: northeastern India
Naga Hills locatedIn Northeast India
Aizawl locatedIn Northeast India
Aizawl region Northeast India
Brahmaputra Valley locatedIn Northeast India
Border Roads Organisation operatesIn Northeast India
this entity surface form: North Eastern India
NER standsFor Northeast India
Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region regionServed Northeast India
this entity surface form: North Eastern Region of India
North Eastern Council jurisdiction Northeast India
Kohima locatedIn Northeast India
hoolock gibbon endemicTo Northeast India
Mawsynram partOf Northeast India
white-winged wood duck historicallyNativeTo Northeast India
this entity surface form: northeastern India
Silchar railway station locatedIn Northeast India
National Highway 37 (old numbering may vary) region Northeast India
subject surface form: National Highway 37
Guru Charan College locatedIn Northeast India
Assamese calendar region Northeast India
Mizo Hills locatedIn Northeast India
Bodo people culturalArea Northeast India
Kohima War Cemetery region Northeast India
Northeast Frontier Railway (partly) regionServed Northeast India
subject surface form: Northeast Frontier Railway
Imphal locatedInRegion Northeast India
Gangtok locatedInRegion Northeast India
Gauhati Lok Sabha constituency region Northeast India
Guwahati Junction railway station serves Northeast India
Cotton University locatedIn Northeast India
Cotton University regionServed Northeast India
National Law University and Judicial Academy Assam regionServed Northeast India
this entity surface form: North Eastern India