Shillong

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capital city city

Shillong is the capital city of the northeastern Indian state of Meghalaya, known for its scenic hills, colonial-era architecture, and vibrant cultural life.

Aliases (1)

Shillong, Meghalaya, India ×1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	capital city → city →
airportLocatedAt	Umroi →
capitalOf	Meghalaya →
climateClassification	Cwb →
climateType	subtropical highland climate →
country	India →
elevationAboveSeaLevel	about 1490 metres →
governingBody	Shillong Municipal Board →
hasAirport	Shillong Airport →
hasEducationalInstitution	Indian Institute of Management Shillong → North-Eastern Hill University → St. Anthony's College, Shillong → St. Edmund's College, Shillong →
hasEthnicCommunity	Garo people → Jaintia people → Khasi people →
hasOfficialLanguage	English → Garo → Khasi →
hasReligiousSite	Cathedral of Mary Help of Christians, Shillong →
hasSportsTeam	Shillong Lajong FC →
hasTouristAttraction	Don Bosco Museum → Elephant Falls → Lady Hydari Park → Shillong Peak → Umiam Lake → Ward's Lake NERFINISHED →
hostsEvent	Shillong Autumn Festival →
knownFor	colonial-era architecture → scenic hills → vibrant cultural life →
locatedIn	Meghalaya →
locatedInMountainRange	Shillong Plateau →
locatedInRegion	Northeast India →
locatedOnContinent	Asia →
musicScene	independent music → rock music →
nearestMajorAirport	Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport →
nearestMajorAirportLocatedIn	Guwahati →
nickname	Scotland of the East →
partOf	East Khasi Hills district →
popularSport	football →
postalCodePrefix	793 →
previouslyCapitalOf	Composite state of Assam (before 1972) →
riverNearby	Umkhrah River → Umshyrpi River →
stateCapitalSince	1972 →
timeZone	Indian Standard Time →
UTCOffset	+05:30 →
vehicleRegistrationCode	ML-05 →

Referenced by (9)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Meghalaya →	capital
Eastern Air Command →	garrison
Meghalaya →	hasCity
Northeast India →	hasMajorCity
Assam Rifles ("Shillong, Meghalaya, India") →	headquarters
Eastern Air Command →	headquartersLocation
Meghalaya →	largestCity
Arundhati Roy →	placeOfBirth
A. P. J. Abdul Kalam →	placeOfDeath