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{{Use Indian English|date=October 2018}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Dawki
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| other_name = Dauki
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Meghalaya, India
| coordinates = {{coord|25|11|0|N|92|1|0|E|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
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| subdivision_type1 = [[States and territories of India|State]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Meghalaya]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[List of districts of India|District]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[West Jaintia Hills district|West Jaintia Hills]]
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 =[[War language|War]], [[Khasi language|Khasi]], [[English language|English]]
| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number|PIN]]
| postal_code = 793109
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| blank1_name_sec1 = Nearest city
| blank1_info_sec1 = [[Shillong]], [[Jowai]], [[Silchar]]
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'''Dawki''' or '''Dauki''' is a town in [[West Jaintia Hills district]], [[Meghalaya]], [[India]].

==Geography==
It is located at {{coord|25|11|0|N|92|1|0|E}},<ref>http://wikimapia.org/559420/Dawki Wikimapia</ref> on the border between [[India]] and [[Bangladesh]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://blogs.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/talkingturkey/a-trip-to-dawki-a-hidden-paradise-and-a-friendly-international-border/|title = A trip to Dawki: A hidden paradise and a friendly international border|date = 5 February 2016}}</ref>

==Dawki Border-crossing==
{{see also| Borders of India| label 2 = Designated ICP border crossings}}
'''Dawki Integrated Check Post''' or ''Dawki border crossing'' is on Dawki-Tamabil is one of the few road border crossings between [[India]] and [[Bangladesh]] in West Jaintia Hills district in the state of Meghalaya, India, the corresponding post in Bangladesh is Tamabil post. Dawki ICP foundation stone was laid in January 2017 and will become operation in 2-18.<ref name=icp5>[https://www.telegraphindia.com/1170125/jsp/northeast/story_132223.jsp Dawki ICP foundation stone laid].</ref> It is used mainly for coal transportation to [[Bangladesh]]. Some 500 trucks cross the border every day in peak season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ivsource.com/page1.asp?ccode=bd&info=cai |title=Travel and Tourism Information |accessdate=2011-12-16 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120426071908/http://www.ivsource.com/page1.asp?ccode=bd&info=cai |archivedate=2012-04-26 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/industry-and-economy/article2711855.ece |title = Coal-laden trucks stranded on Bangladesh border | publisher= The Hindu Business Line, 13 December 2011 | accessdate = 2011-12-16 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.cbec.gov.in/customs/cs-act/notifications/csnt63-94.htm | title = Notification No. 63/94-Cus. (N.T.) dtd 21/11/1994 with amendments - Land Customs Stations and Routes for import and export of goods by land or inland water ways | accessdate = 2012-03-15 | url-status = dead | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20120128165640/http://www.cbec.gov.in/customs/cs-act/notifications/csnt63-94.htm | archivedate = 2012-01-28 }}</ref>

Some shared transport is available from Iewduh in [[Shillong]] to the border post at Dawki every morning. Buses are also available for the {{convert|70|km}} journey from Shillong. On the other side inside [[Bangladesh]] the [[Tamabil]] bus station, {{convert|1.5|km}} away, has regular bus service to [[Sylhet]] {{convert|55|km}} away.<ref>{{cite book| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=vK88ktao7pIC&q=Dawki+border+lonely+planet&pg=PA1176|title =Shillong to Sylhet |date =15 September 2010 | publisher=India Lonely Planet |isbn =9781742203478 | accessdate = 2011-12-16 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=pxcRDuFIYUsC&q=Dawki+border+lonely+planet&pg=PA151 |title =From India |year =2008 | publisher=Bangladesh Lonely Planet |isbn =9781741045475 | accessdate = 2011-12-16 }}</ref>

==Places of interest==
[[File:The Umngot River Boating at Dawki.jpg|thumb|276x276px|The Umngot River Boating at Dawki]]
Dawki Bridge, is a suspension bridge over the Umngot River. It was constructed in 1932 by the British.<ref>http://en.structurae.de/structures/data/index.cfm?id=s0010632 Dawki Suspension Bridge</ref>
[[File:Boating in Dawki.jpg|thumb|279x279px|Water is so clear that underneath is visible.]]
{{wide image|Umngot river, Dawki.jpg|700px|Dawki Bridge}}

==See also==

* [[Living root bridges|Living Root Bridge]]: type suspension bridge created with living plant roots

==References==
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==External links==
{{commons category|Dawki}}
*[http://www.india9.com/i9show/Dawki-45110.htm About Dawki]
* [http://www.india9.com/i9show/Dawki-Bridge-14128.htm About Dawki Bridge]

{{India-Bangladesh land border checkpoints}}

[[Category:Cities and towns in West Jaintia Hills district]]
[[Category:Bangladesh–India border crossings]]
[[Category:West Jaintia Hills district]]

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