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Western Himalaya

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Himalayas

Western Himalaya

Alpine flowers in the western himalayas


Western Himalaya, also called Punjab Himalaya refers to the western half of the Himalayan Mountain region, stretching from Badakhshan in northeastern Afghanistan/southern Tajikistan, through Kashmir to Nepal. All five tributary rivers of the Indus in the Punjab region (Jhelum, Chenab, Ravi, Beas, Sutlej) originate from the Western Himalaya.

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Alpine flowers in the western himalayas uttaranchal


Ecology

  • Western Himalayan subalpine conifer forests
  • Western Himalayan alpine shrub and meadows
  • Western Himalayan broadleaf forests
  • References

    Western Himalaya Wikipedia