Meghalaya

Meghalaya

Meghalaya , state (2001 provisional pop. 2,306,069), c.8,700 sq mi (22,530 sq km), NE India, bordered on the south by Bangladesh. The capital is Shillong . Meghalaya is in the Garo, Khasi, and Jaintia hills, at an elevation of 4,000-6,000 ft (1,220-1,830 m). The inhabitants are Khasi, Synteng, and Pner tribespeople, who speak a Mon-Khmer language. Christian missionaries have had considerable influence among Meghalaya's inhabitants; c.70% are Christian. Meghalaya was formerly part of Assam state; it became a separate state in 1972. It is governed by a chief minister and cabinet responsible to an elected unicameral legislature and by a governor appointed by the president of India. Meghalaya suffers sporadic violence as indigenous hill peoples try to repel illegal immigrants from Bangladesh.

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Meghālaya

Meghālaya, India A state created in 1972 and meaning ‘Abode of the Clouds’ from the Sanskrit ālaya ‘abode’ and megha ‘cloud’, a reference to the fact that it has some of the wettest regions on earth.

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Shillong

Shillong , city (1991 pop. 223,366), capital of Meghalaya state, NE India. It is a summer resort c.5,000 ft (1,525 m) high in the Khasi Hills. There are two colleges. Christian Khasi and Garo tribes inhabit the surrounding districts.

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Shillong

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