Himalayan states

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The '''Himalayan states''' are a group of countries straddling the [[Himalayas|Himalayan]] [[mountain range]] in [[Asia]]. The area is divided between the [[Western Himalaya]] and the [[Eastern Himalaya]]. Two [[sovereign state]]s, [[Nepal]] and [[Bhutan]], are located almost entirely within the mountain range. The range also covers southern [[Tibet]], the [[Indian Himalayan Region|Himalayan region]] of [[North India|North]] and [[Northeast India|Northeast]] [[India]], [[Sikkim]], northern [[Pakistan]], and eastern [[Afghanistan]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Bishop|first=Barry|authorlink=Barry Bishop (mountaineer)|title=Himalayas (mountains, Asia)|publisher=Encyclopædia Britannica|url=http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/266037/Himalayas|accessdate=5 June 2016}}</ref> Northern [[Myanmar]] is sometimes also included.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Himalayas|date=11 February 2011|publisher=PBS|url=https://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/the-himalayas-himalayas-facts/6341/|accessdate=11 February 2011}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.mcs-myanmartravel.com/myanmar-himalayas-travels/ | title=Myanmar Himalaya Travel}}</ref>

The inhabitants of this region are mostly speakers of [[Indo-Aryan languages|Indo-Aryan]] and [[Tibeto-Burman]] languages,<ref>{{cite web|last=Chatterjee|first=Shiba|title=Himalayas (mountains, Asia)|publisher=Encyclopædia Britannica|url=http://www.britannica.com/place/Himalayas/People|accessdate=5 June 2016}}</ref> while the main religions are [[Himalayan Buddhism|Buddhism]], [[Hinduism]] and [[Islam]].

Some of the world's major trans-boundary [[river]]s originate in the [[Himalayas]], including the [[Indus]], [[Ganges]], [[Brahmaputra]], and [[Irrawaddy River|Irrawaddy]].<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RYlRJgUpE8QC&pg=PT188&dq=himalayan+countries#v=onepage |title=International Conflict over Water Resources in Himalayan Asia - R. Wirsing, C. Jasparro, D. Stoll - Google Books |date= 16 November 2012|isbn=9781137292193 |accessdate=2016-05-22|last1=Wirsing |first1=R. |last2=Jasparro |first2=C. |last3=Stoll |first3=D. }}</ref>

== See also ==
* [[Alpine states]]
* [[Andean states]]
* [[Baltic states]]

== References ==
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== External links ==
* [http://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/world/ Top ten longest mountain ranges (land-based)]

[[Category:Regions of Asia]]
[[Category:Regions of Eurasia]]
[[Category:Himalayas|States]]
[[Category:Geography of Nepal]]
[[Category:Geography of Tibet]]
[[Category:Geography of Pakistan]]
[[Category:Geography of India]]
[[Category:Geography of China]]
[[Category:Geography of Bhutan]]

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