Malnad region
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The Malnad region is a hilly, forested belt of the Western Ghats in Karnataka, India, known for its heavy rainfall, lush greenery, and coffee and spice plantations.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Malnad region canonical | 4 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geographical region
ⓘ
hill region ⓘ |
| borders |
Bayaluseeme region of Karnataka
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
coastal Karnataka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climateType | tropical monsoon climate ⓘ |
| contains |
Chikkamagaluru district
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kodagu district NERFINISHED ⓘ Shimoga district NERFINISHED ⓘ parts of Dakshina Kannada district ⓘ parts of Hassan district ⓘ parts of Uttara Kannada district ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| elevation | generally between 600 and 900 meters above sea level ⓘ |
| etymology | name derived from Kannada words "male" (rain or hill) and "nadu" (land) ⓘ |
| hasBiodiversity |
rich fauna
ⓘ
rich flora ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
forested
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hilly ⓘ lush greenery ⓘ |
| hasClimate | heavy rainfall ⓘ |
| hasCulturalRegion | Malenadu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEconomicActivity |
forestry
ⓘ
plantation agriculture ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| hasNaturalFeature |
mountain ranges
ⓘ
rivers ⓘ waterfalls ⓘ |
| hasSoilType | lateritic soils ⓘ |
| hasVegetationType |
evergreen forests
ⓘ
semi-evergreen forests ⓘ tropical rainforest ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Karnataka Western Ghats NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
arecanut cultivation
ⓘ
black pepper cultivation ⓘ cardamom cultivation ⓘ coffee plantations ⓘ paddy fields ⓘ spice plantations ⓘ traditional Malnad cuisine ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
Kannada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Konkani NERFINISHED ⓘ Tulu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Karnataka
ⓘ
South India ⓘ |
| partOf | Western Ghats NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| receives | high annual rainfall ⓘ |
| state | Karnataka ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.