Give a brief account of the physiography of western Himalayas of India.
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Western Himalaya refers to the western half of the Himalayas, stretching from Badakhshan in northeastern Afghanistan/southern Tajikistan, Pakistan through North India (Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh and Himachal Pradesh. It is also known as Punjab Himalaya.
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Western Himalayas, also called Punjab Himalayas, westernmost section of the vast Himalayas mountain range. It lies mainly in the disputed Kashmir region of the northern Indian subcontinent—including portions administered by India and Pakistan—and also in the northwestern part of Himachal Pradesh state, India.
In Indian-Administered Kashmir, two ethnic groups called Gujjars and Bakarwals live their entire life migrating from one place to another in the Western Himalayas. The Gujjars and Bakarwals are the two unique ethnic groups that rear flocks of sheep and goat between high and low altitudes of Western Himalayas.
Perhaps the most useful natural quality for humans that the Himalayas provides is that it is a steady, reliable water source across Northern India. In the summer when it scarcely rains, the snow on top of the mountains melts and fills lots of rivers with water which is also used for producing electricity.
Western Himalaya refers to the western half of the Himalayas, stretching from Badakhshan in northeastern Afghanistan/southern Tajikistan, Pakistan through North India (Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh and Himachal Pradesh. It is also known as Punjab Himalaya.