Garo Hills

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Garo Hills is a scenic, hilly region in western Meghalaya, India, known for its rich biodiversity, dense forests, and the indigenous Garo community.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Garo Hills canonical 6
Garo Hills region 2

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf hilly region
region
contains East Garo Hills district
North Garo Hills district
South Garo Hills district
South West Garo Hills district
West Garo Hills district
containsCave Siju Cave
Tetengkol Balwakol Cave
containsProtectedArea Balpakram National Park
Nokrek National Park
Siju Wildlife Sanctuary
containsRiver Didram River NERFINISHED
Ganol River
Simsang River NERFINISHED
country India
ethnicGroup Garo community
hasAttraction Balpakram plateau
linked to: Shillong Plateau

Nokrek Biosphere Reserve
Simsang River valley
Tura Peak
hasBiodiversityStatus biodiversity hotspot
hasClimate subtropical
hasCulturalPractice matrilineal society
hasEconomicActivity agriculture
horticulture
shifting cultivation
tourism
hasFestival Wangala festival
hasIndigenousCommunity Garo people
hasLanguage Garo language
hasLanguageFamily Tibeto-Burman languages
hasMajorReligion Christianity
hasMajorTown Tura
hasTraditionalReligion Songsarek
hasVegetation subtropical broadleaf forest
tropical evergreen forest
highestPeak Nokrek Peak
knownFor dense forests
indigenous culture
rich biodiversity
scenic landscapes
wildlife
locatedIn Meghalaya
Northeast India
western Meghalaya
partOf Garo-Khasi range
Indo-Burma biodiversity hotspot

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

Meghalaya hasHillRange Garo Hills
Khasi Hills borderedBy Garo Hills
Balpakram National Park region Garo Hills
Tura locatedIn Garo Hills region
linked to: Garo Hills
Tura isUrbanCenterFor Garo Hills region
linked to: Garo Hills
Garo people region Garo Hills