Dawki-Tamabil Border

Dawki-Tamabil Border is the India-Bangladesh international border crossing at Dawki in West Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya, on the banks of the crystal-clear Umngot River. It features the Dawki Integrated Check Post, border gates and pillars marking the two countries, and a British-era suspension bridge. Notable for its scenic river, cross-border trade activity, and as a popular tourist viewpoint near Shillong, it offers visitors a glimpse of the frontier and the surrounding Jaintia Hills landscape.

Visitors can expect a fenced international border area with gates, pillars and Border Security Force presence on the Indian side and corresponding posts on the Bangladesh side at Tamabil. The site overlooks the Umngot River with its transparent water, the historic Dawki Suspension Bridge, and small markets and stalls near the check post. Tourists can view the border from designated areas, take photographs in permitted zones, watch cross-border truck movement, and take boat rides on the Umngot River nearby.

Dawki has long served as a trade route between the Jaintia Hills and the plains of present-day Bangladesh. The Dawki Suspension Bridge over the Umngot River was constructed in 1932 during British rule. After 1947, Dawki-Tamabil became an official land border crossing and Land Customs Station facilitating trade and movement between India and Bangladesh.

The border area reflects the cultural and economic interaction of Khasi-Jaintia communities with neighboring communities across the border. It functions as a Land Customs Station for cross-border trade and as a well-known tourist viewpoint showcasing the Umngot River, which holds local significance for the communities of Dawki and Shnongpdeng.