Garo-Khasi-Jaintia Hills

E636335

geographical region hill range

The Garo-Khasi-Jaintia Hills are a prominent hill range in the northeastern Indian state of Meghalaya, known for their high rainfall, rich biodiversity, and distinct indigenous cultures.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Garo-Khasi-Jaintia Hills canonical	2
Eastern Meghalaya	1
Jaintia	1
Shillong region	1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	geographical region ⓘ hill range ⓘ
administrativeDivision	Garo Hills region of Meghalaya NERFINISHED ⓘ Jaintia Hills region of Meghalaya NERFINISHED ⓘ Khasi Hills region of Meghalaya NERFINISHED ⓘ
biodiversity	high faunal diversity ⓘ high floral diversity ⓘ
climate	humid subtropical climate ⓘ
contains	Cherrapunji NERFINISHED ⓘ Mawsynram NERFINISHED ⓘ Sohra NERFINISHED ⓘ
country	India ⓘ
culturalPractice	matrilineal social systems in Garo communities ⓘ matrilineal social systems in Khasi communities ⓘ traditional animist beliefs alongside Christianity ⓘ
drainage	source region for several tributaries of the Brahmaputra River ⓘ source region for several tributaries of the Surma-Meghna River system ⓘ
economicActivity	horticulture ⓘ shifting cultivation ⓘ tourism ⓘ
ecosystemType	montane forest ⓘ subtropical forest ⓘ
geology	composed largely of Precambrian rocks ⓘ part of the Shillong Plateau ⓘ
hasPart	Garo Hills NERFINISHED ⓘ Jaintia Hills NERFINISHED ⓘ Khasi Hills NERFINISHED ⓘ
indigenousPeople	Garo people NERFINISHED ⓘ Jaintia people NERFINISHED ⓘ Khasi people NERFINISHED ⓘ
knownFor	distinct indigenous cultures ⓘ high rainfall ⓘ rich biodiversity ⓘ
languageRegion	Garo language NERFINISHED ⓘ Khasi language NERFINISHED ⓘ Pnar language NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedIn	Meghalaya NERFINISHED ⓘ Northeast India ⓘ
notableFor	some of the highest annual rainfall levels in the world ⓘ
partOf	Meghalaya Plateau NERFINISHED ⓘ Patkai hill system NERFINISHED ⓘ
tourismAttraction	caves ⓘ living root bridges ⓘ waterfalls ⓘ
vegetation	evergreen forests ⓘ semi-evergreen forests ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

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

Patkai Hills → hasSubrange → Garo-Khasi-Jaintia Hills ⓘ

Patkai Range → hasSubrange → Garo-Khasi-Jaintia Hills ⓘ

Khasi language → region → Garo-Khasi-Jaintia Hills ⓘ

this entity surface form: Eastern Meghalaya

Nongkhnum Island → nearestMajorRegion → Garo-Khasi-Jaintia Hills ⓘ

this entity surface form: Shillong region

Treaty of Yandabo → prohibitedInterferenceIn → Garo-Khasi-Jaintia Hills ⓘ

this entity surface form: Jaintia