<Tr> <Th> Website </Th> <Td> http://cherrapunjee.gov.in/ </Td> </Tr> <P> Cherrapunji (/ ˌtʃɛrəˈpʌndʒi, - ˈpʊn - / (listen); with the historic name Sohra being more commonly used, and can also be spelled Cherrapunjee or Cherrapunji) is a subdivisional town in the East Khasi Hills district in the Indian state of Meghalaya . It is the traditional capital of aNongkhlaw hima (Khasi tribal chieftainship constituting a petty state), both known as Sohra or Churra . </P> <P> Cherrapunji has often been credited as being the wettest place on Earth, but for now nearby Mawsynram currently holds that distinction . Cherrapunji still holds the all - time record for the most rainfall in a calendar month and in a year, however: it received 9,300 millimetres (370 in; 30.5 ft) in July 1861 and 26,461 millimetres (1,041.8 in; 86.814 ft) between 1 August 1860 and 31 July 1861 . </P> <P> The history of the Khasi people--native inhabitants of Cherrapunji--may be traced from the early part of the 16th century . Between the 16th and 18th centuries, these people were ruled by their tribal' Syiems (rajas or chiefs) of Khyriem' in the Khasi Hills . The Khasis hills came under British authority in 1883 with the submission of the last of the important Syiems, Tirot Sing . </P>

Which is the most rainy place on earth