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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Engti region Northeast India
Inghi locatedIn Northeast India
Timung locatedIn Northeast India
Timung hasEthnographicRegion Northeast India
Mei region Northeast India
Rongphu-Rongling culturalRegion Northeast India
vamkok associatedWithRegion Northeast India
vamkok region Northeast India
Department of Assamese locatedIn Northeast India
subject surface form: Department of Assamese, Gauhati University
Department of English locatedIn Northeast India
subject surface form: Department of English, Gauhati University
Department of English regionServed Northeast India
subject surface form: Department of English, Gauhati University
Department of Physics regionServed Northeast India
subject surface form: Department of Physics, Gauhati University
Department of Chemistry regionServed Northeast India
subject surface form: Department of Chemistry, Gauhati University
Department of Mathematics regionServed Northeast India
subject surface form: Department of Mathematics, Gauhati University
Department of History regionOfFocus Northeast India
subject surface form: Department of History, Gauhati University
Department of Economics regionServed Northeast India
subject surface form: Department of Economics, Gauhati University
DIB servesRegion Northeast India
VEMN region Northeast India
Faculty of Community Science regionServed Northeast India
subject surface form: Faculty of Community Science, Assam Agricultural University
Faculty of Fisheries Science regionServed Northeast India
subject surface form: Faculty of Fisheries Science, Assam Agricultural University
Faculty of Agricultural Engineering regionServed Northeast India
subject surface form: Faculty of Agricultural Engineering, Assam Agricultural University
Digboi oil field locatedIn Northeast India
West Karbi Anglong district locatedIn Northeast India
Tibeto-Burman languages spokenInRegion Northeast India
Namdapha National Park locatedIn Northeast India
Assam cricket team region Northeast India
Faculty of Agriculture regionServed Northeast India
subject surface form: Faculty of Agriculture, Assam Agricultural University
this entity surface form: North Eastern India
Biswanath district locatedIn Northeast India
Tiwa people region Northeast India
this entity surface form: Northeastern India
Faculty of Horticulture focusRegion Northeast India
subject surface form: Faculty of Horticulture, Assam Agricultural University
Rabha people region Northeast India
Upper Assam locatedIn Northeast India
Tinsukia district locatedIn Northeast India
Rongker practicedIn Northeast India
VEGT region Northeast India
VEGT servesAsGatewayTo Northeast India
Azara locatedIn Northeast India
Mohanbari locatedIn Northeast India
School of Humanities and Social Sciences regionServed Northeast India
subject surface form: School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Tezpur University
School of Management Sciences regionServed Northeast India
subject surface form: School of Management Sciences, Tezpur University
this entity surface form: North East India
Faculty of Law regionServed Northeast India
subject surface form: Faculty of Law, Gauhati University
Faculty of Languages regionServed Northeast India
subject surface form: Faculty of Languages, Assam University
IXS region Northeast India
subject surface form: Silchar Airport
Guwahati International Airport serves Northeast India
this entity surface form: Northeastern India
Guwahati International Airport isTransportHubFor Northeast India
this entity surface form: Northeastern states of India
Agartala locatedInRegion Northeast India
Agartala isEconomicCenterOf Northeast India