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Shillong (shĭlông`), 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. ShillongCity (pop., 2001: 132,867), northeastern India. It has been an administrative centre since 1864, first as a district headquarters, later as the capital of Assam, and since 1972 as the capital of Meghalaya state. It was destroyed by an earthquake in 1897; completely rebuilt, it is now a resort area and an important agricultural trade centre. Shillong a city in NE India, capital of Meghalaya: situated on the Shillong Plateau at an altitude of 1520 m (4987 ft.); destroyed by earthquake in 1897 and rebuilt. Pop.: 132 876 (2001) How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Khasi musicians and singers from Shillong in north-east India tell me that they are grateful for the Welsh missionaries who in the 1880s brought the Gospel and education to their people. Arsenic-rich sediments derived from the Himalayan mountains and the foothills of the Shillong Plateau are deposited in the Gangetic Plain, Padma-Meghna-Bramhaputra delta of Bangladesh, Terai region of Nepal, Chandigarh area, and now Bihar. |
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