Himalayan region

E283537
geographical region high-altitude ecosystem mountain region

The Himalayan region is a vast high-altitude mountain system in Asia, home to some of the world's tallest peaks, extensive glaciers, and diverse cultures across multiple countries.

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All labels observed (9)

Label Occurrences
Himalayan region canonical 18
Greater Himalayas region (via Karakoram subrange) 1
Himalaya region 1

Statements (73)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region ⓘ
high-altitude ecosystem ⓘ
mountain region ⓘ
averageElevation over 4000 metres ⓘ
biodiversityHotspot Eastern Himalayas ⓘ
surface form: Eastern Himalaya

western Himalayas ⓘ
surface form: Western Himalaya
containsGlacier Baltoro Glacier ⓘ
Gangotri Glacier ⓘ
Siachen Glacier ⓘ
Zemu Glacier ⓘ
containsMountain Annapurna ⓘ
surface form: Annapurna I

Cho Oyu ⓘ
Dhaulagiri ⓘ
surface form: Dhaulagiri I

K2 ⓘ
Kangchenjunga ⓘ
Lhotse ⓘ
Makalu ⓘ
Manaslu ⓘ
Nanga Parbat ⓘ
containsRiverSource Brahmaputra ⓘ
surface form: Brahmaputra River

Ganges ⓘ
Indus River ⓘ
Irrawaddy River ⓘ
Karnali River ⓘ
Mekong River ⓘ
Salween River ⓘ
Sutlej River ⓘ
Yamuna ⓘ
surface form: Yamuna River
continent Asia ⓘ
functionsAs climatic barrier ⓘ
hasBiome alpine tundra ⓘ
glacial landscape ⓘ
montane forest ⓘ
hasClimate alpine climate ⓘ
subalpine climate ⓘ
hasCulturalFeature Buddhist monasteries ⓘ
Hindu pilgrimage sites ⓘ
hasEconomicActivity pastoralism ⓘ
subsistence agriculture ⓘ
tourism ⓘ
hasHighestPoint Mount Everest ⓘ
hasProtectedArea Great Himalayan National Park ⓘ
Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National Parks ⓘ
Royal Manas National Park ⓘ
Sagarmatha National Park ⓘ
inhabitedBy Bhutia ⓘ
surface form: Bhutia people

Gurung people ⓘ
Ladakhis ⓘ
surface form: Ladakhi people

Sherpa people ⓘ
Tibetan people ⓘ
knownFor frequent landslides ⓘ
high seismic activity ⓘ
mountaineering tourism ⓘ
rapid glacial retreat ⓘ
trekking routes ⓘ
locatedIn Central Asia ⓘ
East Asia ⓘ
South Asia ⓘ
majorReligion Bon ⓘ
Buddhism ⓘ
Hinduism ⓘ
Islam ⓘ
partOf Himalayas ⓘ
playsRoleIn Asian monsoon system ⓘ
spansCountry Afghanistan ⓘ
Bhutan ⓘ
China ⓘ
India ⓘ
Myanmar ⓘ
Nepal ⓘ
Pakistan ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageSite Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers National Parks ⓘ
Sagarmatha National Park ⓘ

Referenced by (26)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Karakoram Pass → locatedIn → Himalayan region ⓘ
Inderkilla National Park → isPartOf → Himalayan region ⓘ
this entity surface form: Indian Himalayan Region
Tea Horse Road → linkedTo → Himalayan region ⓘ
News from Tartary → hasGeographicFocus → Himalayan region ⓘ
Cenozoic glaciations → mainLocation → Himalayan region ⓘ
this entity surface form: Himalaya region
Pahari paintings → region → Himalayan region ⓘ
this entity surface form: Himalayan hill kingdoms
Buddhist art → geographicRegion → Himalayan region ⓘ
Belukha Mountain → hasParentPeak → Himalayan region ⓘ
this entity surface form: Himalayas (topographic parent region)
Indosphere → hasSubregion → Himalayan region ⓘ
Sudurpashchim Province → hasGeography → Himalayan region ⓘ
this entity surface form: Himalayan highlands
Taplejung District → locatedIn → Himalayan region ⓘ
this entity surface form: Himalayan region of Nepal
Sankhuwasabha District → partOf → Himalayan region ⓘ
Eight-thousander → allPeaksLocatedIn → Himalayan region ⓘ
Manaslu Conservation Area → partOf → Himalayan region ⓘ
this entity surface form: Himalayan biodiversity hotspot
Araniko Highway → locatedIn → Himalayan region ⓘ
Sainj Valley → region → Himalayan region ⓘ
Sherpa people → nativeTo → Himalayan region ⓘ
Saltoro Ridge from main Karakoram range → isPartOf → Himalayan region ⓘ
subject surface form: Saltoro Ridge
this entity surface form: Greater Himalayas region (via Karakoram subrange)
Neelum Bridge → geographicRegion → Himalayan region ⓘ
Shinaki → nativeTo → Himalayan region ⓘ
Emblem of Nepal → symbolizes → Himalayan region ⓘ
Greater Himalaya biodiversity hotspot → partOf → Himalayan region ⓘ
Mustang District → partOf → Himalayan region ⓘ
Gorkha District → partOf → Himalayan region ⓘ
GB → locatedIn → Himalayan region ⓘ
Punatsangchhu-I Hydroelectric Project → locatedIn → Himalayan region ⓘ