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FACTS |
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Languages |
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Khasi Garo, Jaintia |
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Crops |
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Forest products, fruits, millets, rice and potato. |
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Industries |
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Cement and wood-based industries. |
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Airports |
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Shillong, Tura. |
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Time to visit |
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October to March. |
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Festivals |
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Wangla-June.
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Meghalaya, literally means, "The Abode of clouds". This state is also called the Scotland of the East. This state boasts of an excellent flora that constitutes pines, firs and orchids.
The people of this state belong to the matriarchal society, in which the women do all the chores and earn money for the family while the men enjoy their life.
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PLACES
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Cherrapunji |
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Wettest place in the world, waterfalls. |
Jowal
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Hill station, Lake. |
Ranigodam
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Angler's paradise. |
Shillong
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Capital of state, health resort, waterfalls, lakes, handicrafts |
Tura
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Hill station, hiking and Tribals |