Garo-Khasi range

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The Garo-Khasi range is a hill range in the Indian state of Meghalaya, known for its lush forests, high rainfall, and the traditional homelands of the Garo and Khasi indigenous communities.

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Garo-Khasi range canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf hill range
physiographic region
borders Assam NERFINISHED
Bangladesh NERFINISHED
climate humid subtropical climate
contains Cherrapunji region NERFINISHED
Mawsynram region NERFINISHED
country India
culturalRegionFor Garo Hills Autonomous District Council NERFINISHED
Khasi Hills Autonomous District Council NERFINISHED
drainedBy rivers flowing to Brahmaputra basin
rivers flowing to Meghna basin
ecoregion Meghalaya subtropical forests NERFINISHED
extendsFrom Garo Hills NERFINISHED
extendsTo Khasi Hills NERFINISHED
geologicalComposition gneiss
granite
schist
geologicalOrigin part of the Indian Shield
hasEconomicActivity forest-based livelihoods
horticulture
rain-fed agriculture
hasSubregion Garo Hills NERFINISHED
Jaintia Hills NERFINISHED
Khasi Hills NERFINISHED
highestArea Shillong Plateau NERFINISHED
inhabitedBy Garo people NERFINISHED
Khasi people NERFINISHED
isHomelandOf Garo people NERFINISHED
Khasi people NERFINISHED
knownFor biodiversity
high rainfall
lush forests
scenic landscapes
very high annual rainfall in Cherrapunji and Mawsynram
languageRegionFor Garo language NERFINISHED
Khasi language NERFINISHED
locatedIn Meghalaya NERFINISHED
Northeast India
locatedNear Bangladesh border
partOf Meghalaya Plateau NERFINISHED
Shillong Plateau NERFINISHED
receives heavy monsoon rainfall
separatedFrom Assam plains NERFINISHED
supports traditional shifting cultivation in some areas
vegetationType subtropical broadleaf forest
tropical evergreen forest

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Garo Hills partOf Garo-Khasi range