HIMALAYA

Himalaya is a mountain ranges in Asia, separating the Indian subcontinent from the Tibetan Plateau.

Himalaya is a place where the highest mountains in the world, such as Mount Everest and Kanchenjunga, is located. Etymologically, Himalaya means "abode of snow" in Sanskrit (from Hima "snow", and aalaya "residence").

Himalaya extends along the five countries - Pakistan, India, China, Bhutan and Nepal. He is the source of the world's two major river systems - the River Indus and Ganga-Brahmaputra River. Approximately 750 million people live in the area around the flow of water from the Himalayas, including Bangladesh.

Geography

Himalayan sequence has a length of about 2400 km, from Nanga Parbat in the west to Namche Barwa in the east. Its width varies between 250-300 km. Himalayas consist of three parallel rows, arranged according to height and age geologically.

Mountain road

"Terrain" which roughly means that there are few routes that cross the Himalayas.

* Gangtok in Sikkim to Lhasa in Tibet through the Gap and Gap Jelepla Nathula (one of the Silk Road).

* Bhadgaon in Nepal to Nyalam in Tibet.

* Rohtang Pass in Himachal Pradesh, India

* The road from Srinagar in Kashmir via Leh to Tibet is now rarely used because of problems in the region.

Important peaks

The name of the peak height (m)

Everest 8850

Dapsang 8611

Kanchenjunga 8586

Lhotse 8501

Makalu 8462

Cho Oyu 8201

Dhaulagiri 8167

Manaslu 8163

Nanga Parbat 8126

Annapurna 8091

Gasherbrum I 8068

Broad Peak 8047

Gasherbrum II 8035

Shishapangma 8027

Gyachung Kang 7922

Nanda Devi 7817

Kabru 7338

Pumori 7161

Impact on politics and culture

Himalayas because of their large size and broad, has become a major natural barrier to humans since ancient times. Especially, the prevention of the relationship between people from the Indian subcontinent with people from China and Mongolia, leading to very different languages ​​and cultures of the region.

Himalaya has also trade routes and prevented military expeditions through it. For example, Genghis Khan could not expand his empire to the south of the Himalayas towards the Indian sub-continent.