North Bengal

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North Bengal is a geographic and cultural region in the northern part of the Bengal area, spanning sections of present-day Bangladesh and India and known for its diverse landscapes and agricultural importance.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural region
geographic region
region
region
borders Assam
Bangladesh
Bhutan
Sikkim
economyBasedOn agriculture
tea production
timber
tourism
hasAlternativeName Uttor Bôngo
hasCity Alipurduar
Balurghat
Cooch Behar
Jalpaiguri
Malda
Raiganj
hasClimate humid subtropical climate
hasDistrict Alipurduar district
Cooch Behar district
linked to: Cooch Behar

Dakshin Dinajpur district
Darjeeling district
Jalpaiguri district
linked to: Jalpaiguri

Malda district
linked to: Malda

Uttar Dinajpur district
hasEthnicDiversity Adivasi communities
Bengalis
linked to: Bengali people

Nepali-speaking communities
Rajbanshis
linked to: Rajbanshi people
hasLanguage Bengali
Nepali
Rajbanshi
linked to: Rajbanshi language
hasMajorCity Rajshahi
Rangpur
Siliguri
hasPart North Bengal (Bangladesh)
linked to: North Bengal

North Bengal (India)
linked to: North Bengal
hasReligion Buddhism
Christianity
Hinduism
Islam
hasRiver Jaldhaka River
Jamuna River
Mahananda River
Teesta River
Teesta River
Torsa River
knownFor Darjeeling Himalayan hill region
Dooars region
Terai plains
linked to: Terai

agricultural importance
diverse landscapes
fertile plains
jute cultivation
rice cultivation
tea cultivation
tea gardens
locatedIn Bangladesh
India
Indian subcontinent
linked to: South Asia

South Asia
northern part of Bengal
state of West Bengal
linked to: West Bengal
partOf Bengal
spans Bangladesh
India
traversedBy Siliguri Corridor

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Rajshahi partOfRegion North Bengal
Teesta River floodRiskRegion northern West Bengal
linked to: North Bengal
Arakan Mountains extendsFrom Chittagong Hill Tracts region
linked to: North Bengal
Sannyasi Rebellion mainRegion northern Bengal
linked to: North Bengal
Gorumara National Park locatedIn northern West Bengal
linked to: North Bengal
Cooch Behar Airport regionServed North Bengal
Alipurduar historicalRegion Cooch Behar–Jalpaiguri area of North Bengal
linked to: North Bengal
Farakka region North Bengal
Mirik region North Bengal
Malda region North Bengal
Jalpaiguri region North Bengal
North Bengal hasPart North Bengal (India)
linked to: North Bengal
North Bengal hasPart North Bengal (Bangladesh)
linked to: North Bengal
Balurghat region North Bengal
Islampur locatedInRegion North Bengal
Raiganj locatedInRegion North Bengal
Sirajganj partOfEconomicRegion North Bengal