Chin State

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Chin State is a mountainous, ethnically diverse region in western Myanmar bordering India and Bangladesh, known for its predominantly Christian Chin population and history of political resistance.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Chin State canonical 61
Chin State Government 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf state of Myanmar ⓘ
bordersCountry Bangladesh ⓘ
India ⓘ
bordersRegion Chittagong Division, Bangladesh ⓘ
linked to: Chittagong Division

Manipur, India ⓘ
linked to: Manipur

Mizoram, India ⓘ
linked to: Mizoram

Tripura, India ⓘ
linked to: Tripura
capital Hakha ⓘ
climate cooler than much of Myanmar ⓘ
conflictHistory involvement in ethnic insurgencies against central government ⓘ
country Myanmar ⓘ
countrySubdivisionType state ⓘ
economy subsistence agriculture ⓘ
ethnicGroup Chin people ⓘ
governingBody Chin State Government ⓘ
linked to: Chin State
hasCity Hakha ⓘ
hasMinorityGroup Bamar ⓘ
Mizo-related groups ⓘ
Rakhine ⓘ
linked to: Arakan
hasTown Falam ⓘ
linked to: Falam Chin

Kanpetlet ⓘ
Mindat ⓘ
Paletwa ⓘ
Tedim ⓘ
Thantlang ⓘ
Tonzang ⓘ
historicalCharacteristic history of political resistance ⓘ
knownFor ethnic diversity ⓘ
remote and underdeveloped infrastructure ⓘ
languageGroup Kuki-Chin languages ⓘ
largestCity Hakha ⓘ
locatedIn western Myanmar ⓘ
locatedOn western slopes of the Chin Hills ⓘ
majorReligion Christianity ⓘ
mountainRange Chin Hills ⓘ
partOf Union of Myanmar ⓘ
linked to: Myanmar
politicalCharacteristic strong ethnic-based political movements ⓘ
populationMajority Chin ethnic groups ⓘ
religion Animism ⓘ
Buddhism ⓘ
Christianity ⓘ
religiousDemographics predominantly Christian Chin population ⓘ
sharesBorderWith Magway Region ⓘ
Manipur ⓘ
Mizoram ⓘ
Rakhine State ⓘ
Sagaing Region ⓘ
Tripura ⓘ
terrain mountainous ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (62)

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

Upper Burma → containsRegion → Chin State ⓘ
Chin → primaryRegion → Chin State ⓘ
Chin → administrativeUnit → Chin State ⓘ
Arakan Mountains → runsThrough → Chin State ⓘ
Sagaing Region → borders → Chin State ⓘ
Chin State → governingBody → Chin State Government ⓘ
linked to: Chin State
Chindwin River → flowsThrough → Chin State ⓘ
Magway Region → borders → Chin State ⓘ
Western Myanmar → includesRegion → Chin State ⓘ
subject linked to: western Myanmar
Hakha Chin → spokenIn → Chin State ⓘ
Falam Chin → spokenInRegion → Chin State ⓘ
Tedim Chin → primaryRegion → Chin State ⓘ
Zo people → locatedIn → Chin State ⓘ
Mizos → inhabit → Chin State ⓘ
Kuki people → region → Chin State ⓘ
Rakhine State → borders → Chin State ⓘ
Rakhine Yoma → locatedIn → Chin State ⓘ
Mount Victoria → locatedIn → Chin State ⓘ
Mount Victoria → isHighestPointOf → Chin State ⓘ
Chin people → primaryRegion → Chin State ⓘ
Mount Victoria → locatedIn → Chin State ⓘ
subject linked to: Chin State, Myanmar
Tedim people → locatedIn → Chin State ⓘ
Tedim people → primarySettlement → Chin State ⓘ
Paite language → region → Chin State ⓘ
Tedim language → spokenIn → Chin State ⓘ
Hakha Chin language → spokenIn → Chin State ⓘ
Khumi language → spokenIn → Chin State ⓘ
Hakha Chin people → region → Chin State ⓘ
northwestern Myanmar → contains → Chin State ⓘ
Paite people → primarilyLocatedIn → Chin State ⓘ
Myanmar civil war → areaOfConflict → Chin State ⓘ
Paite → region → Chin State ⓘ
Lai → inhabits → Chin State ⓘ
Mara → primaryRegion → Chin State ⓘ
Vaiphei → region → Chin State ⓘ
Zomi people → nativeTo → Chin State ⓘ
Simte → region → Chin State ⓘ
Chin Hills → locatedIn → Chin State ⓘ
Myanmar Army → operatesIn → Chin State ⓘ
Hakha → locatedIn → Chin State ⓘ