Himalayan states
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Himalayan states is the name given collectively to all the countries/states which contain the mountain range of the Himalayas. Geographically, the Himalayan states lie in the Indian subcontinent.
This definition includes the following countries and regions:
- Nepal
- Bhutan
- Tibet (located in the People's Republic of China)
- The following states of the Republic of India:
- * Arunachal Pradesh
- * Nagaland
- * Tripura
- * Manipur
- * Meghalaya
- * Mizoram
- * Sikkim
- * Himachal Pradesh
- * Jammu and Kashmir
- * Uttaranchal
- * The Darjeeling district of West Bengal
- Pakistan
- * North Western Frontier Province (administrative province of Pakistan)
- * Northern Areas (Pakistan)
- * Azad Kashmir (Pakistan)
- The Kashmir disputed territory
- * Jammu (India)
- * Ladakh (India)
- * Kashmir Valley (India)
- * Siachen Glacier (India)
- * Trans-Karakoram Tract (PRC)
- * Aksai Chin (PRC)
- * Azad Kashmir (Pakistan)
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