Himalayan states

The Himalayan states are a group of countries that straddle the Himalayas, a mountain range in Asia. The area is regionally divided into the Western Himalayas and the Eastern Himalayas. Two countries—Nepal and Bhutan—are located almost entirely within the range, which also covers southern Tibet in China, the Himalayan region of India, and northern Pakistan.[1] Eastern Afghanistan and northern Myanmar are also sometimes included within this grouping.[2][3]

Himalayan states
Countries Afghanistan
 Bhutan
 China
 India
 Myanmar
   Nepal
 Pakistan

The inhabitants of this region are mostly speakers of the Indo-Aryan and Tibeto-Burman languages.[4]

Some of the world's major trans-boundary rivers originate in the Himalayas, including the Indus, the Ganges, the Brahmaputra, and the Irrawaddy.[5]

See also

References

  1. Bishop, Barry. "Himalayas (mountains, Asia)". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
  2. "The Himalayas". PBS. 11 February 2011. Retrieved 11 February 2011.
  3. "Myanmar Himalaya Travel".
  4. Chatterjee, Shiba. "Himalayas (mountains, Asia)". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 5 June 2016.
  5. Wirsing, R.; Jasparro, C.; Stoll, D. (16 November 2012). International Conflict over Water Resources in Himalayan Asia - R. Wirsing, C. Jasparro, D. Stoll - Google Books. ISBN 9781137292193. Retrieved 22 May 2016.
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