Jaunsar-Bawar

E681294

Jaunsar-Bawar is a hilly, culturally distinct region in Uttarakhand, India, known for its Jaunsari-speaking communities, traditional architecture, and unique customs.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Jaunsar-Bawar region 2
Jaunsar-Bawar canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural region ⓘ
region ⓘ
borderedBy Himachal Pradesh ⓘ
country India ⓘ
governedAs part of Indian state of Uttarakhand ⓘ
hasArchitectureFeature intricate wood carvings ⓘ
multi-storey traditional houses ⓘ
hasClimate subtropical (lower elevations) ⓘ
temperate (higher elevations) ⓘ
hasCrop barley ⓘ
millet ⓘ
pulses ⓘ
wheat ⓘ
hasCulturalStatus recognized as a distinct cultural area in Uttarakhand ⓘ
hasCulture Jaunsari culture ⓘ
hasDance Harul dance ⓘ
Raso dance ⓘ
hasDeity Mahasu Devta (regional deity) ⓘ
hasEconomicActivity agriculture ⓘ
animal husbandry ⓘ
horticulture ⓘ
hasEthnicGroup Jaunsari people ⓘ
hasFestival Bissu festival ⓘ
Magh festival ⓘ
hasFruit apple ⓘ
apricot ⓘ
plum ⓘ
hasLanguage Jaunsari ⓘ
hasPopulationCharacteristic predominantly rural ⓘ
hasReligion Hinduism (predominant) ⓘ
linked to: Hinduism
hasRiver Tons River ⓘ
hasSubregion Bawar ⓘ
Jaunsar ⓘ
linked to: Jaunsari
hasTerrain hilly ⓘ
hasTraditionalAttire distinct Jaunsari dress ⓘ
hasTraditionalHouseType slate-roof houses ⓘ
timber-and-stone houses ⓘ
knownFor cultural distinctiveness ⓘ
folk dances ⓘ
folk music ⓘ
traditional festivals ⓘ
traditional polyandry practices (historical) ⓘ
traditional wooden architecture ⓘ
unique customs ⓘ
locatedIn Himalayas ⓘ
Uttarakhand ⓘ
northern India ⓘ
locatedInAdministrative Dehradun district ⓘ
partOf Garhwal region ⓘ
linked to: Garhwal

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

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

Jaunsari → region → Jaunsar-Bawar ⓘ
Jaunsari language → spokenIn → Jaunsar-Bawar region ⓘ
linked to: Jaunsar-Bawar
Jaunsari people → nativeTo → Jaunsar-Bawar region ⓘ
linked to: Jaunsar-Bawar