Mawphlang is a village in the East Khasi Hills district of

Meghalaya Meghalaya (, or , meaning "abode of clouds"; from Sanskrit , "cloud" + , "abode") is a state in northeastern India. Meghalaya was formed on 21 January 1972 by carving out two districts from the state of Assam: (a) the United Khasi Hills and J ...

state in north-eastern

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, 25 kilometers from

Shillong Shillong () is a hill station and the capital of Meghalaya, a state in northeastern India, which means "The Abode of Clouds". It is the headquarters of the East Khasi Hills district. Shillong is the 330th most populous city in India with a ...

. The word ''maw'' means "stone", ''maw phlang'' means "grassy stone," and is one of many settlements in the Khasi hills named after

monolith A monolith is a geological feature consisting of a single massive stone or rock, such as some mountains. For instance, Savandurga mountain is a monolith mountain in India. Erosion usually exposes the geological formations, which are often ma ...

s. Mawphlang was the centre of

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missionary and medical activity in the

Khasi Hills The Khasi Hills () is a low mountain formation on the Shillong Plateau in Meghalaya state of India. The Khasi Hills are part of the Garo-Khasi-Jaintia range and connects with the Purvanchal Range and larger Patkai Range further east. Khasi Hil ...

during the 1890s. A dispensary and then clinic were established in 1878 by Dr Griffith Griffiths of Brynmawr,

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who died at Mawphlang, 22 April 1892. After Griffiths came William Williams (missionary) who also died at Mawphlang. Mawphlang is the site of one of the Khasi Hills sacred groves. Khasi heritage village- located in the Mawphlang district -is considered to be the hub of Khasi culture. As per digital media NewsGram, the village project is in shambles. The heritage project was started with much fanfare, but has suffered losses due to governmental apathy and charges of corruption.

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{{commonscat Villages in East Khasi Hills district