Patkai Hills

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Patkai Hills is a mountain range forming part of the Indo-Myanmar border region, known for its lush forests, rich biodiversity, and role as a gateway between India and Southeast Asia.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Patkai Hills canonical 2
Patkai hills 2
Patkai hill region 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region
mountain range
adjacentTo Arunachal Pradesh
Assam
Manipur
Mizoram
Nagaland
biodiversityStatus high species endemism
climate humid subtropical climate
conservationIssues deforestation
habitat fragmentation
continent Asia
country India
Myanmar
drainage source region for tributaries of the Brahmaputra River
source region for tributaries of the Chindwin River
ecologicalSignificance corridor between Indian and Southeast Asian flora and fauna
economicActivities forest-based livelihoods
shifting cultivation
small-scale agriculture
ethnicGroups Mizo peoples
linked to: Mizo people

Naga peoples
various indigenous tribes of Northeast India
formsBorderBetween India
Myanmar
geology fold mountains
hasSubrange Garo-Khasi-Jaintia Hills
Mizo Hills
Naga Hills
Patkai Bum
highestPeak Mount Saramati
highestPeakLocatedIn Myanmar
Nagaland
historicalRole World War II supply route region
route between India and Burma
humanSettlementType sparsely populated
knownFor high rainfall
lush forests
rich biodiversity
role as a gateway between India and Southeast Asia
locatedIn Indo-Myanmar border region
partOf Eastern Himalayas
Indo-Burma biodiversity hotspot
Indo-Burma ranges
passesInclude Pangsau Pass
transportSignificance mountain passes linking India and Myanmar
vegetationType subtropical forest
tropical evergreen forest

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Referenced by (5)

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

Northeast India hasMountainRange Patkai Hills
Brahmaputra Valley borderedBy Patkai hills
linked to: Patkai Hills
Northeast India hasMountainRange Patkai Hills
subject linked to: NER
Yimkhiung Naga culturalArea Patkai hill region
linked to: Patkai Hills
Wancho region Patkai hills
linked to: Patkai Hills