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GENERAL FACTS ABOUT MEGHALAYA

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MEGHALAYA TOURIST MAP
MEGHALAYA TOURIST MAP
Formation21 January ,1972
CapitalShillong
Major LanguageEnglish, Khasi, Garo
Official AnimalClouded leopard
Official BirdHill Myna
State FlowerLady’s slipper orchid
State TreeGamhar
Official DanceLaho
Major RiversDigaru, Kopili River Myntdu Piyain Someshwari
Major lakeUmiam, Thadlaskein Lake
High CourtMeghalaya High Court
Major FestivalWangala  Nongkrem Behdienkhlam
AirportUmroi Airport Shillong
National Parks1.Balpakram National Park
2.Nokrek Ridge National Park
Wild Life Sanctuary 1. Siju Wildlife Sanctuary
2.Nongkhyllem Wildlife Sanctuary
3.Narpuh Wildlife Sanctuary
Dance forms1.Nongkrem
2.Shad Suk Mynsiem
3.Behdienkhlam
4.Wangala
5.Dorsegata
6.Laho
Waterfalls1.Elephant waterfalls
2.Nohkalikai falls
3.Bishop water falls
4.Nohsngithiang falls
5.Spread Eagles falls
Tourist Destinations1.Shillong
2.Cherrapunji
3.Mawsynram
4.Mawsmai cave
5.Mawlynnong
6.Dawki
7.Umiam Lake
8.Garo Hills
9.Jaintia Hills
10.Tura
11.Living root bridge
12.Nongpoh
13.Kyllang rock
14.Jowai
15.Baghmara
16.Williamnagar 
Food1.Jadoh
2.Doh – Khlieh
3.Nakham Bitchi
4.Doh Neiiong
4.Pumaloi
5.Tungrymbai
6.Pudoh
7.Minil songa
8.Kyat

GENERAL FACTS ABOUT MEGHALAYA

  1. The abode of clouds is the meaning of the word : Meghalaya
  2. The heavy rainfall areas Cherrapunji and in Meghalaya
  3. Indian state with highest population growth rate (27.82%) : Meghalaya
  4. Gasi Hills, Gharo Hills, Jaintia Hills etc are situated in : Meghalaya
  5. The Indian state where women are selected as successors : Meghalaya
  6. The last North East State which entered the railway map : Meghalaya
  7. Tura mountains are situtated in  : Meghalaya
  8. Mawsmai Caves are located in : Meghalaya
  9. The wettest state in India : Meghalaya
  10. New name of Cherrapunji  : Sohra
  11. The country prays not to have heavy rains in Cherrapunji: Bangladesh
  12. Scotland of the East  : Shillong
  13. Headquarters of Assam Rifles  : Shillong
  14. Headquarters of Eastern Air Command : Shillong
  15. Rajiv Gandhi IIM is situated in  : Shillong
  16. North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Health and Medical science : Shillong
  17. Headquarters of North Eastern Hill University : Shillong
  18. The seat of Meghalaya High Court (March 25,2013) : Shillong
  19. Don Bosco centre for indigenous cultures is in :  Shillong
  20. Cherrapunji is located in  : Khasi Hills
  21. The place having largest rainfall  : Mawsynram
  22. The word Mawsynram means: Not suitable for farming
  23. The part which connects Meghalaya with West Bengal : Siliguri Corridor
  24. The place known as Chicken Neck : Siliguri Corridor
  25. The harvest festival of Meghalaya : Wangala Festival
  26. The longest natural cave in India : Krem Liat Prah
  27. The largest tribal community in Meghalaya are the : Khasi people
  28. The cleanest village in Asia: Mawlynnong
  29. The person who coined the word Meghalaya: Shiba Prasad Chatterjee
  30. Life in Politics is the autobiography of  : P.A.Sangma
  31. The leader of Khasi revolt: Tirath Singh
  32. First independent legislator who became the Chief Minister of Meghalaya  : Flinder Anderson Khonglam (F.A.Khonglam)
  33. The Malayalees who were the Governors of Meghalaya : A.A.Rahim and M.M Jacob
  34. The waterfalls known as the seven sister’s waterfalls : Nohsngithiang Falls
  35. Lady Hydra Park is in : Meghalaya
  36. Balfakram National Park is in : Meghalaya
  37. The abode of perpetual winds : Balpakram National Park
  38. The land of Spirits: Balpakram National Park
  39. Siju Wild life sanctuary is situated in : Meghalaya
  40. Nokrek National Park is in  : Meghalaya