Khasi Hills

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The Khasi Hills are a lush, high-rainfall hill range in northeastern India, known for their indigenous Khasi communities, living root bridges, and scenic landscapes.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region ⓘ
hill range ⓘ
administrativeCapital Shillong ⓘ
averageElevation about 1200–1500 metres ⓘ
borderedBy Bangladesh (to the south) ⓘ
Garo Hills ⓘ
Jaintia Hills ⓘ
climate humid subtropical climate ⓘ
country India ⓘ
elevation about 1965 metres ⓘ
geology part of the Shillong Plateau ⓘ
hasAttraction Mawlynnong village ⓘ
linked to: Mawlynnong

Nohkalikai Falls ⓘ
Umiam Lake ⓘ
living root bridges of Nongriat ⓘ
hasEthnicGroup Khasi people ⓘ
hasLanguage Khasi language ⓘ
highestPoint Shillong Peak ⓘ
indigenousBeliefSystem Niam Khasi ⓘ
knownFor cloud and mist-covered hills ⓘ
high rainfall ⓘ
indigenous Khasi communities ⓘ
living root bridges ⓘ
lush landscapes ⓘ
scenic waterfalls ⓘ
very high annual rainfall ⓘ
very high annual rainfall ⓘ
locatedIn India ⓘ
Khasi Hills ⓘ
Khasi Hills ⓘ
Meghalaya ⓘ
Northeast India ⓘ
majorTown Cherrapunji ⓘ
Mawsynram ⓘ
Shillong ⓘ
partOf Meghalaya Plateau ⓘ
linked to: Shillong Plateau

Patkai mountain system ⓘ
rainfallCharacteristic among the wettest regions in the world ⓘ
religion Christianity (majority among Khasi people) ⓘ
linked to: Christianity
state Meghalaya ⓘ
subdivision East Khasi Hills district ⓘ
South West Khasi Hills district ⓘ
West Khasi Hills district ⓘ
tourismType cultural tourism ⓘ
ecotourism ⓘ
traditionalArchitecture stilt houses in some Khasi villages ⓘ
traditionalPractice construction of living root bridges using rubber fig tree roots ⓘ
transportHub Shillong ⓘ
vegetation evergreen and subtropical forests ⓘ

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Meghalaya → hasHillRange → Khasi Hills ⓘ
Mawsynram → locatedIn → Khasi Hills ⓘ
Khasi people → region → Khasi Hills ⓘ
Cherrapunji → locatedIn → Khasi Hills ⓘ
subject linked to: Khasi Hills
Mawsynram → locatedIn → Khasi Hills ⓘ
subject linked to: Khasi Hills
Cherrapunji → region → Khasi Hills ⓘ
Jaintia Hills → borderedBy → Khasi Hills ⓘ
Mawlynnong → partOf → East Khasi Hills ⓘ
linked to: Khasi Hills
Mawlynnong → region → Khasi Hills ⓘ
Khasi language → region → Khasi Hills ⓘ
Khasian → primaryRegion → Khasi Hills ⓘ
East Khasi Hills district → partOf → Khasi Hills ⓘ
Shillong Peak → partOf → Khasi Hills ⓘ
Umiam Lake → locatedIn → Khasi Hills ⓘ
Umkhrah River → region → Khasi Hills ⓘ
Mawmluh Cave → isPartOf → Meghalaya karst region ⓘ
linked to: Khasi Hills
Garo-Khasi-Jaintia Hills → hasPart → Khasi Hills ⓘ
Garo-Khasi-Jaintia Hills → administrativeDivision → Khasi Hills region of Meghalaya ⓘ
linked to: Khasi Hills
Dorbar → region → Khasi Hills ⓘ
Dorbar Shnong → culturalContext → Khasi Hills ⓘ
Khasi Hills Autonomous District Council → jurisdictionOver → Khasi Hills region ⓘ
linked to: Khasi Hills
Lyngdoh → associatedWith → Khasi Hills ⓘ
Rangbah Shnong → region → Khasi Hills ⓘ
Nongkrem Dance Festival → locatedIn → Khasi Hills ⓘ
duitara → culturalRegion → Khasi Hills ⓘ
Ri Bhoi district → partOfRegion → Khasi Hills region ⓘ
linked to: Khasi Hills
Tiwa language → isSpokenNear → Khasi Hills ⓘ
West Khasi Hills district → partOf → Khasi Hills region ⓘ
linked to: Khasi Hills
Sohra → locatedInHills → Khasi Hills ⓘ
Sohra → riverValley → gorges of the Khasi Hills ⓘ
linked to: Khasi Hills
Seven Sisters Falls → region → East Khasi Hills ⓘ
linked to: Khasi Hills
South West Khasi Hills district → partOf → Khasi Hills region ⓘ
linked to: Khasi Hills
Jowai–Shillong Road → regionServed → East Khasi Hills region ⓘ
linked to: Khasi Hills
Jaintia Kingdom → borderedBy → Khasi states ⓘ
linked to: Khasi Hills
Lyngngam people → subregion → Khasi Hills ⓘ
Garo-Khasi range → extendsTo → Khasi Hills ⓘ
Garo-Khasi range → hasSubregion → Khasi Hills ⓘ
Maharam language → region → Khasi Hills ⓘ
Pynursla → locatedInRegion → Khasi Hills ⓘ
Pynursla → locatedInMountainRange → Khasi Hills ⓘ
Mylliem → region → Khasi Hills ⓘ
Smit → partOf → Khasi Hills ⓘ
Smit → region → East Khasi Hills ⓘ
linked to: Khasi Hills
Smit → culturalRegion → Khasi Hills ⓘ