Siang region

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The Siang region is a riverine area in the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh, known for the Siang River (upper Brahmaputra) and its surrounding hilly, forested landscapes and tribal communities.

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Siang region canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region ⓘ
riverine region ⓘ
administrativeAssociation East Siang district ⓘ
Siang district ⓘ
Upper Siang district ⓘ
biodiversity high ⓘ
borderProximity China ⓘ
Tibet Autonomous Region ⓘ
climate humid subtropical to montane ⓘ
country India ⓘ
culturalFeature animist practices ⓘ
indigenous festivals ⓘ
traditional bamboo houses ⓘ
economicActivity fishing ⓘ
forest-based livelihoods ⓘ
shifting cultivation ⓘ
wet rice cultivation ⓘ
environment riverine landscape ⓘ
hasEthnicGroup Adi people ⓘ
Galo people ⓘ
Mishing people ⓘ
Nyishi people ⓘ
hydrologicalSignificance upper course of Brahmaputra ⓘ
knownFor Siang River ⓘ
dense forests ⓘ
mountainous terrain ⓘ
tribal communities ⓘ
languageRegion Tani languages ⓘ
locatedIn Arunachal Pradesh ⓘ
Northeast India ⓘ
namedAfter Siang River ⓘ
naturalHazard flooding ⓘ
landslides ⓘ
partOf Brahmaputra River basin ⓘ
linked to: Brahmaputra Valley

Eastern Himalayas ⓘ
primaryRiverNameInTibet Yarlung Tsangpo ⓘ
linked to: Tsangpo (in Tibet)
river Siang River ⓘ
riverDownstreamNameInAssam Brahmaputra ⓘ
stateCapitalProximity Itanagar region ⓘ
linked to: Itanagar
strategicImportance border security region ⓘ
terrain forested ⓘ
hilly ⓘ
tourismAttraction eco-tourism ⓘ
river rafting ⓘ
trekking ⓘ
transport limited road connectivity ⓘ
vegetation subtropical broadleaf forests ⓘ
temperate forests ⓘ
tropical evergreen forests ⓘ

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

Pasighat → locatedInRegion → Siang region ⓘ