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Shillong
| Shillong | |
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| Presidency: Bengal | |
| Coordinates: | 25.5667°N 91.8833°E |
| Altitude: | 1,525 m (5,003 ft) |
| Present Day Details | |
| Place Name: | Shillong |
| State/Province: | Meghalaya |
| Country: | India |
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Shillong was the headquarters of Khasi and Jaintia Hills District in Assam Province during the British period. It had a Pasteur Institute and was wrecked by an earthquake in 1897.[1]
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References
- ↑ Jump up to: 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Murray's Handbook India, Burma and Ceylon 1933
External Links
- Shillong Love to Know 1911
- Shillong Town Imperial Gazetteer of India
- Shillong before and after the 1897 Earthquake including Shillong Church before the 1897 earthquake from Roger Bilham’s Earthquakes and Tectonic Plate motions
