Sohra

E746705

Sohra is a town in Meghalaya, India, famed for its exceptionally high rainfall and lush, dramatic landscapes.

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Label Occurrences
Sohra canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf town ⓘ
administrativeStatus census town ⓘ
alternativeName Cherrapunji ⓘ
averageAnnualRainfall over 11000 millimetres ⓘ
climate humid subtropical climate ⓘ
country India ⓘ
distanceFromShillong about 54 kilometres ⓘ
district East Khasi Hills district ⓘ
economicActivity small-scale agriculture ⓘ
tourism ⓘ
elevation about 1430 metres above sea level ⓘ
formerNameUsage Cherrapunji used widely during British period ⓘ
geographicalFeature escarpment overlooking Bangladesh plains ⓘ
governingBody Sohra civil sub-division administration ⓘ
hasEthnicGroup Khasi people ⓘ
historicalRole important town in Khasi-Jaintia Hills during British colonial period ⓘ
knownFor caves ⓘ
dramatic landscapes ⓘ
exceptionally high rainfall ⓘ
living root bridges ⓘ
lush landscapes ⓘ
waterfalls ⓘ
locatedInHills Khasi Hills ⓘ
locatedInRegion Northeast India ⓘ
monsoonSeason June to September ⓘ
nearbyCity Shillong ⓘ
nearestAirport Shillong Airport ⓘ
nearestMajorAirport Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport, Guwahati ⓘ
notableFeature one of the wettest places on Earth ⓘ
peakRainfallPeriod June and July ⓘ
postalCode 793108 ⓘ
primaryLanguage Khasi ⓘ
linked to: Khasi language
region South Khasi Hills plateau edge ⓘ
riverValley gorges of the Khasi Hills ⓘ
linked to: Khasi Hills
secondaryLanguage English ⓘ
Hindi ⓘ
state Meghalaya ⓘ
timeZone Indian Standard Time ⓘ
tourismType eco-tourism destination ⓘ
monsoon tourism destination ⓘ
utcOffset +5:30 ⓘ
vegetationType evergreen and subtropical forests ⓘ
viewpoint valleys leading to Bangladesh ⓘ
waterfall Dainthlen Falls ⓘ
Nohkalikai Falls ⓘ
Seven Sisters Falls ⓘ

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