Lower Himalayan Range

Coordinates: 28°45′N 83°30′E / 28.750°N 83.500°E / 28.750; 83.500
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Not to be confused with Sub-Himalayan Range.

Lower Himalayan Range in Tansen, Nepal with the Great Himalayas in the background.

The Lower Himalayan Range, also called the Lesser Himalayas and Mahabharat Lekh or Himachal, is one of the four parallel sub-ranges of the Himalayas.[1][2] It has the Great Himalayas to the north and the Sivalik Hills to the south. It extends from the Indus River Basin to the Brahmaputra Valley, traversing across Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Nepal China and Bhutan.[3] The sub-range has an average elevation of 3,700–4,500 m (12,100–14,800 ft).[4]

Background

Southern slopes of the Himachal Range are steep and nearly uninhabited due to a major

Middle Hills begin along the crest, extending north through lower valleys and other "hills" until population thins out above 2,000 m and cereal-based agriculture increasingly gives way to seasonal herding and cold-tolerant crops such as potatoes
.

Most ethnic groups found along the Himachal Range and northward into the Middle Hills have

Chhetri castes. Lower terrain south of the escarpment was historically malarial and inhabited by apparently aboriginal peoples with evolved immunity, notably the Tharu and Maithil people
.

The Himachal Range is an important hydrographic barrier crossed by relatively few rivers. Drainage systems have evolved candelabra configurations with numerous tributaries flowing south from the Himalaya through the Middle Hills, gathering immediately north of the Himachal Range and cutting through in major gorges as the

hill Stations
have developed in the region.

References

  1. ISBN 978-0-124-09548-9
    .
  2. Britannica
    . Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  3. ISBN 978-8-170-22384-9
    .
  4. Britannica
    . Retrieved 10 November 2024.
  5. ^ Engineering, LibreTexts (2020). "The Himalayas". LibreTexts Engineering: 1 – via California State University Affordable Learning Solutions Program.

28°45′N 83°30′E / 28.750°N 83.500°E / 28.750; 83.500


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