Siliguri Corridor
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The Siliguri Corridor is a narrow stretch of land in India that serves as the strategic land bridge connecting mainland India to its northeastern states and bordering countries like Nepal, Bhutan, and Bangladesh.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Siliguri Corridor canonical | 4 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
land corridor
ⓘ
strategic chokepoint ⓘ |
| administrativeDivision |
Darjeeling district
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jalpaiguri district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Chicken’s Neck NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| approximateLength | about 60 kilometers ⓘ |
| approximateWidth | about 20 to 24 kilometers at narrowest point ⓘ |
| borders |
Bangladesh
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bhutan NERFINISHED ⓘ Nepal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connects |
Northeast India
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Seven Sister States NERFINISHED ⓘ mainland India ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| crossedBy | Teesta River vicinity ⓘ |
| geopoliticalSignificance |
critical for India’s Act East policy
ⓘ
important for connectivity to ASEAN via Northeast ⓘ links India to borders with China via Northeast ⓘ |
| locatedIn | West Bengal ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | eastern India ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Siliguri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
Terai region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
foothills of the Himalayas ⓘ |
| nearBorderOf | China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearCity |
Jalpaiguri
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Siliguri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearInternationalBorderSegment |
India–Bangladesh border
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
India–Bhutan border NERFINISHED ⓘ India–Nepal border NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Indo-Gangetic Plain fringe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| securityConcernFor | India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
connects mainland India to northeastern states
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vital for access to Bangladesh ⓘ vital for access to Bhutan ⓘ vital for access to Nepal ⓘ vital for military logistics ⓘ vital for trade routes to Northeast India ⓘ |
| terrain | low-lying plains ⓘ |
| traversedBy |
National Highway 10
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
National Highway 27 NERFINISHED ⓘ major Indian Railways routes ⓘ |
| usedFor |
civilian transportation
ⓘ
military movement ⓘ movement of goods ⓘ |
| vulnerability |
military vulnerability in case of conflict
ⓘ
potential blockade risk ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Northeast India
subject surface form:
North Bengal (India)