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.

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Label Occurrences
Garo Hills canonical 34
Garo Hills region 14

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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
Garo-Khasi-Jaintia Hills hasPart Garo Hills
Bodo–Garo languages region Garo Hills
Garo language primaryRegion Garo Hills
West Garo Hills district locatedIn Garo Hills region
linked to: Garo Hills
West Garo Hills district region Garo Hills
East Garo Hills district partOf Garo Hills region
linked to: Garo Hills
East Garo Hills district locatedOn Garo Hills
East Garo Hills district hasCulturalRegion Garo Hills
Hajong culturalArea Garo Hills region
linked to: Garo Hills
South Garo Hills district locatedIn Garo Hills region
linked to: Garo Hills
Siju nearestMajorRegion Garo Hills
Baghmara locatedIn Garo Hills region
linked to: Garo Hills
Siju Cave partOf Garo Hills
Simsang River vicinity locatedIn Garo Hills
Simsang River vicinity partOf Garo Hills region
linked to: Garo Hills
Garo-Khasi range extendsFrom Garo Hills
Garo-Khasi range hasSubregion Garo Hills
Songsarek region Garo Hills
Tura Peak locatedIn Garo Hills
Tura Peak partOf Garo Hills region
linked to: Garo Hills
Simsang River valley locatedIn Garo Hills
Simsang River valley region Garo Hills region
linked to: Garo Hills
Wangala festival associatedWith Garo Hills
Tura Government College servesRegion Garo Hills region
linked to: Garo Hills
Baljek Airport locatedIn Garo Hills
Baljek Airport serves Garo Hills region
linked to: Garo Hills
Baljek Airport regionServed Garo Hills
North Garo Hills district partOf Garo Hills region
linked to: Garo Hills
North Garo Hills district region Garo Hills
Ganol River locatedIn Garo Hills
Ganol River flowsThrough Garo Hills region
linked to: Garo Hills
Nokrek Peak partOf Garo Hills
Nokrek Peak mountainRange Garo Hills