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Meghalaya in India (disputed hatched)
Map of Meghalaya, Republic of India

Meghalaya is a beautiful state in the Republic of India. Its name means "abode of the clouds" because it gets a lot of rain! The capital city of Meghalaya is Shillong.

Meghalaya covers an area of about 8,660 square miles (22,429 square kilometers). This makes it bigger than the State of Israel but smaller than Belize. In 2001, about 2.3 million people lived in Meghalaya. Shillong, the capital, had a population of around 314,610 people at that time. Meghalaya is located in the North-east Indian part of the country.

Provincial symbols of Meghalaya

  • Beo-2

    Provincial bird of Meghalaya

  • Clouded leopard

    Provincial animal of Meghalaya

  • Gmelina arborea bark I IMG 3543

    Provincial tree of Meghalaya

  • Pinkslipper

    Provincial flower of Meghalaya


Images for kids

  • Meghalaya Abode of the Clouds India Nature in Laitmawsiang Landscape

    Laitmawsiang landscape, wrapped in fog. Meghalaya is mountainous, and it is the rainiest state of India. The word Meghalaya means, "abode of the clouds".

  • Tea Plantation Agriculture in Meghalaya India on the way to Shillong

    Farming on hilly terrain (tea plantation).

  • Cherrapunji

    A sign board in Cherrapunji

  • Aerial view of Shillong Meghalaya India

    An aerial view of the state capital, Shillong.

  • IIM, Shillong

    Indian Institute of Management, Shillong Campus

  • NEHU campus, Mawlai, Shillong

    North-Eastern Hill University Campus, Mawlai, Shillong

  • Tea Plantation Agriculture in Meghalaya India on the way to Shillong

    Tea Plantation in Meghalaya, on the way to Shillong

  • Agriculture in Kukon Meghalaya India

    Agriculture in Kukon, Meghalaya

  • Cement Plant MCL

    View of MCL Cement plant, Thangskai, P.O. Lumshnong, Jaintia Hills

  • Mawphlang Dam Reservoir Meghalaya India

    Meghalaya has abundant but undeveloped hydroelectric resources. Above is Mawphlang hydroelectric dam reservoir.

  • St edmunds school

    St. Edmund's School, Shillong

  • Khasi Girls

    Khasi girls

  • Mary Help of Christians Cathedral, Shillong – Front Side (2)

    Mary Help of Christians Cathedral, Shillong

  • Dance of Meghalaya

    Dance of Meghalaya

  • Living root bridges, Nongriat village, Meghalaya2

    Double-Decker Living root bridge, Nongriat village.

  • Elephanta Falls

    Elephant Falls

  • Umiam Lake, Shillong, Meghalaya, India

    Umiam Lake, Shillong, Meghalaya, India

  • Jhum cultivation in Nokrek Biosphere Reserve Meghalaya India Northeast India 2004

    Jhum cultivation, or cut-and-burn shift farming, in Nokrek Biosphere Reserve of Meghalaya.

  • State Highway 5 Cherapunjee Meghalaya India

    State Highway 5 near Cherapunjee, Meghalaya

  • Shillong Bypass road

    Shillong Bypass road

  • Shillong Airport terminal building 4

    Shillong Airport

  • Living root bridge HS

    A double-decker living root bridge in Nongriat, Meghalaya

  • Shillong golf course2

    Shillong Golf Course, one of the oldest golf courses of India

  • Nohkalikai Falls

    Nohkalikai Falls

  • Expedition is in progress in Meghalayan Caves

    Meghalaya has many limestone caves. Above are in Jaintia Hills

See also

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