Apatani traditional village settlements
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Apatani traditional village settlements are indigenous, closely-knit agrarian communities in Arunachal Pradesh, India, known for their unique wet rice cultivation, bamboo architecture, and rich cultural practices.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
agrarian community
ⓘ
indigenous cultural landscape ⓘ traditional human settlement ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Ziro cultural landscape NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| culturalRegionOf | Apatani Plateau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAgriculturalSystem |
organic farming practices
ⓘ
wet rice cultivation without use of farm animals ⓘ |
| hasCulturalElement |
ancestral worship sites
ⓘ
communal spaces ⓘ sacred groves ⓘ traditional morung-like youth dormitories ⓘ |
| hasEconomicBase |
fish rearing in paddy fields
ⓘ
subsistence agriculture ⓘ wet rice farming ⓘ |
| hasHousingPattern |
closely spaced houses
ⓘ
linear village layout ⓘ raised stilt houses ⓘ |
| hasSocialOrganization |
clan-based structure
ⓘ
village council system ⓘ |
| hasWaterManagement |
carefully regulated water distribution
ⓘ
gravity-fed irrigation channels ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | proposed UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| inhabitedBy | Apatani people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
bamboo architecture
ⓘ
closely knit settlement pattern ⓘ indigenous water management system ⓘ intensive land use ⓘ paddy-cum-fish culture ⓘ rich cultural practices ⓘ ritual practices ⓘ terraced rice fields ⓘ traditional ecological knowledge ⓘ traditional festivals ⓘ wet rice cultivation ⓘ wooden architecture ⓘ |
| languageCommunity | Apatani language speakers ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Arunachal Pradesh
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
India ⓘ Lower Subansiri district NERFINISHED ⓘ Ziro Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | UNESCO tentative list for World Heritage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Northeast India ⓘ |
| religionTraditions | Donyi-Polo related practices ⓘ |
| sustainabilityAspect |
high land-use efficiency
ⓘ
low external input agriculture ⓘ |
| usesMaterial |
bamboo
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thatch ⓘ timber ⓘ |
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