Shillong

E45294
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.

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All labels observed (7)

Label Occurrences
Shillong canonical 67
Shillong city centre 2
Shillong, Meghalaya, India 2

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 people ⓘ
surface form: Garo

Khasi language ⓘ
surface form: 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 ⓘ
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 Assam ⓘ
surface form: Composite state of Assam (before 1972)
riverNearby Umkhrah River ⓘ
Rukni River ⓘ
surface form: Umshyrpi River
stateCapitalSince 1972 ⓘ
timeZone Indian Standard Time ⓘ
UTCOffset +05:30 ⓘ
vehicleRegistrationCode ML-05 ⓘ

Referenced by (75)

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

Arundhati Roy → placeOfBirth → Shillong ⓘ
A. P. J. Abdul Kalam → placeOfDeath → Shillong ⓘ
Northeast India → hasMajorCity → Shillong ⓘ
Meghalaya → capital → Shillong ⓘ
Meghalaya → largestCity → Shillong ⓘ
Meghalaya → hasCity → Shillong ⓘ
Assam Rifles → headquarters → Shillong ⓘ
this entity surface form: Shillong, Meghalaya, India
Eastern Air Command → headquartersLocation → Shillong ⓘ
Eastern Air Command → garrison → Shillong ⓘ
East Bengal and Assam → capital → Shillong ⓘ
Kalam → placeOfDeath → Shillong ⓘ
subject surface form: A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
Kendriya Hindi Sansthan → hasCampus → Shillong ⓘ
this entity surface form: Shillong centre
NER → hasMajorCity → Shillong ⓘ
subject surface form: Northeast India
North Eastern Council → headquartersLocation → Shillong ⓘ
Mawsynram → stateCapitalNearby → Shillong ⓘ
Shesher Kobita → setting → Shillong ⓘ
Assam Legislative Council → seatOfLegislature → Shillong ⓘ
Khasi Hills → majorTown → Shillong ⓘ
Khasi Hills → administrativeCapital → Shillong ⓘ
Khasi Hills → transportHub → Shillong ⓘ
Governor of Meghalaya → seat → Shillong ⓘ
Governor of Meghalaya → residesIn → Shillong ⓘ
AR → garrison → Shillong ⓘ
subject surface form: Assam Rifles
AR → headquartersLocation → Shillong ⓘ
subject surface form: Assam Rifles
this entity surface form: Shillong, Meghalaya, India
Chief Minister of Meghalaya → seat → Shillong ⓘ
Chief Minister of Meghalaya → capitalOfJurisdiction → Shillong ⓘ
Meghalaya High Court → location → Shillong ⓘ
Jowai → nearestMajorCity → Shillong ⓘ
Seven Sister States → hasMajorCity → Shillong ⓘ
North-East Frontier Agency → capital → Shillong ⓘ
Tura → stateCapitalDistanceFrom → Shillong ⓘ
Mawlynnong → distanceFrom → Shillong ⓘ
Nongkhyllem Wildlife Sanctuary → locatedNear → Shillong ⓘ
Shillong Plateau → containsCity → Shillong ⓘ
Shillong Municipal Board → locatedIn → Shillong ⓘ
Shillong Municipal Board → governs → Shillong ⓘ
this entity surface form: city of Shillong
Shillong Municipal Board → hasHeadquartersLocation → Shillong ⓘ
East Khasi Hills district → capital → Shillong ⓘ
East Khasi Hills district → headquarters → Shillong ⓘ
East Khasi Hills district → contains → Shillong ⓘ
East Khasi Hills district → hasMajorTown → Shillong ⓘ
North-Eastern Hill University → city → Shillong ⓘ
St. Anthony's College, Shillong → locatedIn → Shillong ⓘ
Indian Institute of Management Shillong → locatedIn → Shillong ⓘ
Shillong Airport → locatedIn → Shillong ⓘ
Shillong Airport → serves → Shillong ⓘ
Shillong Airport → cityServed → Shillong ⓘ
Shillong Airport → servesAsGatewayTo → Shillong ⓘ
Umroi → locatedNear → Shillong ⓘ
Umroi → servesCity → Shillong ⓘ
subject surface form: Shillong Airport