Knowra Meghalaya Meghalaya Meghalaya is a state in northeastern India, formed in 1972 from territory previously within Assam. It borders Assam to the north and Bangladesh to the south.
Shillong : Shillong is the capital of Meghalaya and its largest city. The state capital anchors Meghalaya’s administration and is its best-known urban center.
Assam : Assam is a state in northeastern India, bordering Meghalaya to the north and east. Meghalaya’s territory was part of Assam before statehood.
Mawsynram : Mawsynram is a village in Meghalaya known for exceptionally high annual rainfall. Its extreme monsoon climate illustrates the state’s exposure to orographic rainfall.
Garo people : The Garo are an Indigenous people concentrated in the Garo Hills of Meghalaya. Their language, traditions, and institutions shape the state’s western region.
Bangladesh : Bangladesh is a country in South Asia, bordering Meghalaya to the south. The international boundary shapes cross-border trade, migration, and security concerns.
Khasi Hills : The Khasi Hills are a hill region in Meghalaya, home to Khasi communities. They form one of the state’s principal upland regions and cultural homelands.
Assam Reorganisation (Meghalaya) Act, 1969 : The Assam Reorganisation (Meghalaya) Act, 1969 created an autonomous state within Assam. It established the constitutional arrangement that preceded full statehood.
Living root bridges : Living root bridges are footbridges formed by guiding the aerial roots of rubber fig trees. Khasi and Jaintia communities have used these structures to cross streams in Meghalaya’s wet terrain.
Pnar people : The Pnar are an Indigenous people of the Jaintia Hills in Meghalaya. Their communities give eastern Meghalaya a distinct cultural and linguistic identity.
Tripura : Tripura is a state in northeastern India, bordered by Bangladesh on three sides. Unlike Meghalaya, Tripura does not share a border with Assam along its entire northern side.
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