Meghalaya

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state of India

Meghalaya is a hilly state in northeastern India known for its heavy rainfall, lush forests, and diverse indigenous cultures.

Aliases (2)
Statements (50)
Predicate Object
instanceOf state of India →
borderedBy Assam →
People's Republic of Bangladesh (from East Pakistan) →
surface form: "Bangladesh"
capital Shillong →
chiefMinisterTitle Chief Minister of Meghalaya →
climate subtropical highland climate →
country India →
formationDate 1972-01-21 →
governorTitle Governor of Meghalaya →
hasCity Jowai →
Shillong →
Tura →
hasHillRange Garo Hills →
Jaintia Hills →
Khasi Hills →
hasMajorReligion Christianity →
Hinduism →
Indigenous religions →
hasNationalPark Balpakram National Park →
Balpakram National Park →
surface form: "Nokrek National Park"
hasNotablePlace Cherrapunji →
Mawlynnong →
Mawsynram →
Nongkhnum Island →
hasOfficialLanguage English →
hasTown Cherrapunji →
Mawsynram →
hasTribalGroup Garo people →
Jaintia people →
Khasi people →
hasWildlifeSanctuary Nongkhyllem Wildlife Sanctuary →
Siju Wildlife Sanctuary →
highCourt Meghalaya High Court →
isoCode IN-ML →
knownFor biodiversity →
cave systems →
diverse indigenous cultures →
heavy rainfall →
living root bridges →
lush forests →
largestCity Shillong →
legislativeAssemblySeats 60 →
legislatureType unicameral legislature →
locatedIn Northeast India →
officialLanguage English →
region Eastern Himalayas →
separatedFrom Assam →
timeZone Indian Standard Time →
utcOffset +05:30 →
vehicleRegistrationCode ML →
Referenced by (13)

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

Karbi people → alsoFoundIn → Meghalaya →
Assam → borderedBy → Meghalaya →
Shillong → capitalOf → Meghalaya →
subject surface form: "Bodo language"
this entity surface form: "Garo-Khasi-Jaintia Hills"
Northeast India → hasPart → Meghalaya →
Shillong → locatedIn → Meghalaya →
Meghalayan → namedAfter → Meghalaya →
this entity surface form: "Meghalaya, India"
Assamese → region → Meghalaya →
Bengali script → usedIn → Meghalaya →
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