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Meghalaya (/ ˌ m eɪ ɡ ə ˈ l eɪ ə, m eɪ ˈ ɡ ɑː l ə j ə /; [6] [7] lit. "the abode of clouds" [8]) is a state in northeast India. Meghalaya was formed on 21 January 1972 by carving out two districts from the state of Assam : (a) the United Khasi Hills and Jaintia Hills and (b) the Garo Hills . [ 9 ]
Shillong was the capital of composite Assam during the British regime and later until a separate State of Meghalaya was formed. David Scott, the British civil servant of the East India Company, was the Agent of the Governor-General North East Frontier.
Mawlynnong is a village in the East Khasi Hills district of the Meghalaya state in North East India. [1] It is notable for its cleanliness and also was chosen by Discover India magazine as Asia's cleanest village. [2] The village comes under the Pynursla community development block and Vidhan Sabha (legislative assembly) constituency. [3]
Location of Meghalaya. The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Meghalaya: Meghalaya – state in north-east India. The name means "the abode of clouds" in Sanskrit. The state is the wettest region of India, recording an average of 12,000 mm (470 in) of rains a year.[6]
Khasi people form the majority of the population of the eastern part of Meghalaya, that is Khasi Hills, constituting 78.3% of the region's population, [9] and is the state's largest community, with around 48% of the population of Meghalaya.
Elephant Falls, Shillong, Meghalaya, India The Elephant Falls are a two-tier waterfall in Shillong , Meghalaya , India . [ 1 ] The mountain stream descends through two successive falls set in dells of fern-covered rocks.
[1] They are common in the Indian state of Meghalaya. The structures are handmade from the aerial roots of rubber fig trees (Ficus elastica [2] [3]) by the Khasi and Jaiñtia [4] [1] peoples of the mountainous terrain along the southern part of the Shillong Plateau. Most of the bridges grow on steep slopes of subtropical moist broadleaf forest ...
Fiji Hindi; Français; ... Meghalaya — a state of India and one of the Seven Sister States, located in Northeast India Subcategories. This category has the ...