text: Armenian mythology began with ancient Indo-European and Urartian origins, gradually incorporating Mesopotamian, Iranian, and Greek ideas and deities. There are signs which indicate that the ancient Armenians were initially nature worshipers and that this faith in time was transformed to the worship of national gods, many of which originated in neighboring cultures.

text: Armenian

text: mythology

text: began

text: with

text: ancient

text: Indo

text: European

text: and

text: Urartian

text: origins

text: gradually

text: incorporating

text: Mesopotamian

text: Iranian

text: and

text: Greek

text: ideas

text: and

text: deities

text: There

text: are

text: signs

text: which

text: indicate

text: that

text: the

text: ancient

text: Armenians

text: were

text: initially

text: nature

text: worshipers

text: and

text: that

text: this

text: faith

text: in

text: time

text: was

text: transformed

text: to

text: the

text: worship

text: of

text: national

text: gods

text: many

text: of

text: which

text: originated

text: in

text: neighboring

text: cultures

text: The Terai-Duar savanna and grasslands is a narrow lowland ecoregion at the base of the Himalayas, about wide, and a continuation of the Gangetic Plain. It is colloquially called "Terai" in the Ganges Basin east to Nepal, then "Dooars" in West Bengal, Bangladesh, Bhutan and Assam east to the Brahmaputra River. The world's tallest grasslands are found in this ecoregion, which are the most threatened and rare worldwide.

text: The

text: Terai

text: Duar

text: savanna

text: and

text: grasslands

text: is

text: narrow

text: lowland

text: ecoregion

text: at

text: the

text: base

text: of

text: the

text: Himalayas

text: about

text: wide

text: and

text: continuation

text: of

text: the

text: Gangetic

text: Plain

text: It

text: is

text: colloquially

text: called

text: Terai

text: in

text: the

text: Ganges

text: Basin

text: east

text: to

text: Nepal

text: then

text: Dooars

text: in

text: West

text: Bengal

text: Bangladesh

text: Bhutan

text: and

text: Assam

text: east

text: to

text: the

text: Brahmaputra

text: River

text: The

text: world

text: 's

text: tallest

text: grasslands

text: are

text: found

text: in

text: this

text: ecoregion

text: which

text: are

text: the

text: most

text: threatened

text: and

text: rare

text: worldwide

text: The Brahmaputra (is one of the major rivers of Asia, a trans-boundary river which flows through China, India and Bangladesh. As such, it is known by various names in the region. In ,  IAST: ; Yarlung Tsangpo; . It is also called Tsangpo-Brahaputra (when referring to the whole river including the stretch within Tibet), and the Jamuna River in Bangladesh. The Manas River that runs through Bhutan joins it at Jogighopa, in India. It is the tenth largest river in the world by discharge, and the 29th longest.

text: The

text: Brahmaputra

text: is

text: one

text: of

text: the

text: major

text: rivers

text: of

text: Asia

text: trans

text: boundary

text: river

text: which

text: flows

text: through

text: China

text: India

text: and

text: Bangladesh

text: As

text: such

text: it

text: is

text: known

text: by

text: various

text: names

text: in

text: the

text: region

text: In

text: IAST

text: Yarlung

text: Tsangpo

text: It

text: is

text: also

text: called

text: Tsangpo

text: Brahaputra

text: when

text: referring

text: to

text: the

text: whole

text: river

text: including

text: the

text: stretch

text: within

text: Tibet

text: and

text: the

text: Jamuna

text: River

text: in

text: Bangladesh

text: The

text: Manas

text: River

text: that

text: runs

text: through

text: Bhutan

text: joins

text: it

text: at

text: Jogighopa

text: in

text: India

text: It

text: is

text: the

text: tenth

text: largest

text: river

text: in

text: the

text: world

text: by

text: discharge

text: and

text: the

text: longest

text: Bihar is a state in the eastern part of India. It is the 13th-largest state of India, with an area of . The third-largest state of India by population, it is contiguous with Uttar Pradesh to its west, Nepal to the north, the northern part of West Bengal to the east, with Jharkhand to the south. The Bihar plain is split by the river Ganges which flows from west to east.

text: Bihar

text: is

text: state

text: in

text: the

text: eastern

text: part

text: of

text: India

text: It

text: is

text: the

text: largest

text: state

text: of

text: India

text: with

text: an

text: area

text: of

text: The

text: third

text: largest

text: state

text: of

text: India

text: by

text: population

text: it

text: is

text: contiguous

text: with

text: Uttar

text: Pradesh

text: to

text: its

text: west

text: Nepal

text: to

text: the

text: north

text: the

text: northern

text: part

text: of

text: West

text: Bengal

text: to

text: the

text: east

text: with

text: Jharkhand

text: to

text: the

text: south

text: The

text: Bihar

text: plain

text: is

text: split

text: by

text: the

text: river

text: Ganges

text: which

text: flows

text: from

text: west

text: to

text: east

text: The Tibetan Plateau, also known in China as the QinghaiTibet Plateau or the Qingzang Plateau or Himalayan Plateau, is a vast elevated plateau in Central Asia and East Asia, covering most of the Tibet Autonomous Region and Qinghai Province in western China, as well as part of Ladakh in Jammu and Kashmir state of India. It stretches approximately north to south and east to west. With an average elevation exceeding , the Tibetan Plateau is sometimes called "the Roof of the World" and is the world's highest and largest plateau, with an area of (about five times the size of Metropolitan France). Sometimes termed the Third Pole, the Tibetan Plateau contains the headwaters of the drainage basins of most of the streams in surrounding regions. Its tens of thousands of glaciers and other geographical and ecological features serve as a "water tower" storing water and maintaining flow. The impact of global warming on the Tibetan Plateau is of intense scientific interest.

text: The

text: Tibetan

text: Plateau

text: also

text: known

text: in

text: China

text: as

text: the

text: QinghaiTibet

text: Plateau

text: or

text: the

text: Qingzang

text: Plateau

text: or

text: Himalayan

text: Plateau

text: is

text: vast

text: elevated

text: plateau

text: in

text: Central

text: Asia

text: and

text: East

text: Asia

text: covering

text: most

text: of

text: the

text: Tibet

text: Autonomous

text: Region

text: and

text: Qinghai

text: Province

text: in

text: western

text: China

text: as

text: well

text: as

text: part

text: of

text: Ladakh

text: in

text: Jammu

text: and

text: Kashmir

text: state

text: of

text: India

text: It

text: stretches

text: approximately

text: north

text: to

text: south

text: and

text: east

text: to

text: west

text: With

text: an

text: average

text: elevation

text: exceeding

text: the

text: Tibetan

text: Plateau

text: is

text: sometimes

text: called

text: the

text: Roof

text: of

text: the

text: World

text: and

text: is

text: the

text: world

text: 's

text: highest

text: and

text: largest

text: plateau

text: with

text: an

text: area

text: of

text: about

text: five

text: times

text: the

text: size

text: of

text: Metropolitan

text: France

text: Sometimes

text: termed

text: the

text: Third

text: Pole

text: the

text: Tibetan

text: Plateau

text: contains

text: the

text: headwaters

text: of

text: the

text: drainage

text: basins

text: of

text: most

text: of

text: the

text: streams

text: in

text: surrounding

text: regions

text: Its

text: tens

text: of

text: thousands

text: of

text: glaciers

text: and

text: other

text: geographical

text: and

text: ecological

text: features

text: serve

text: as

text: water

text: tower

text: storing

text: water

text: and

text: maintaining

text: flow

text: The

text: impact

text: of

text: global

text: warming

text: on

text: the

text: Tibetan

text: Plateau

text: is

text: of

text: intense

text: scientific

text: interest

text: The Indian subcontinent or the subcontinent, also called Indian continent, is a southern region of Asia, mostly situated on the Indian Plate and projecting southwards into the Indian Ocean from the Himalayas. Geologically, the Indian subcontinent is related to the land mass that rifted from Gondwana and merged with the Eurasian plate nearly 55 million years ago. Geographically, it is the peninsular region in south-central Asia delineated by the Himalayas in the north, the Hindu Kush in the west, and the Arakanese in the east. Politically, the Indian subcontinent usually includes Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.

text: The

text: Indian

text: subcontinent

text: or

text: the

text: subcontinent

text: also

text: called

text: Indian

text: continent

text: is

text: southern

text: region

text: of

text: Asia

text: mostly

text: situated

text: on

text: the

text: Indian

text: Plate

text: and

text: projecting

text: southwards

text: into

text: the

text: Indian

text: Ocean

text: from

text: the

text: Himalayas

text: Geologically

text: the

text: Indian

text: subcontinent

text: is

text: related

text: to

text: the

text: land

text: mass

text: that

text: rifted

text: from

text: Gondwana

text: and

text: merged

text: with

text: the

text: Eurasian

text: plate

text: nearly

text: million

text: years

text: ago

text: Geographically

text: it

text: is

text: the

text: peninsular

text: region

text: in

text: south

text: central

text: Asia

text: delineated

text: by

text: the

text: Himalayas

text: in

text: the

text: north

text: the

text: Hindu

text: Kush

text: in

text: the

text: west

text: and

text: the

text: Arakanese

text: in

text: the

text: east

text: Politically

text: the

text: Indian

text: subcontinent

text: usually

text: includes

text: Bangladesh

text: Bhutan

text: India

text: Maldives

text: Nepal

text: Pakistan

text: and

text: Sri

text: Lanka

text: The Dooars or Duars (Pron: du::z) are the floodplains and foothills of the eastern Himalayas in North-East India around Bhutan. "Duar" means 'door' in Assamese, Bengali, Nepali, Maithili, Bhojpuri, Magahi and Telugu languages, and the region forms the gateway to Bhutan from India. There are 18 passages or gateways through which the Bhutanese people can communicate with the people living in the plains. This region is divided by the Sankosh river into the Eastern and the Western Dooars, consisting of an area of 8,800 km² (3,400 sq mi). The Western Dooars is known as the Bengal Dooars and the Eastern Dooars as the Assam Dooars. Dooars is synonymous with the term Terai used in Nepal and northern India

text: The

text: Dooars

text: or

text: Duars

text: Pron

text: du::z

text: are

text: the

text: floodplains

text: and

text: foothills

text: of

text: the

text: eastern

text: Himalayas

text: in

text: North

text: East

text: India

text: around

text: Bhutan

text: Duar

text: means

text: door

text: in

text: Assamese

text: Bengali

text: Nepali

text: Maithili

text: Bhojpuri

text: Magahi

text: and

text: Telugu

text: languages

text: and

text: the

text: region

text: forms

text: the

text: gateway

text: to

text: Bhutan

text: from

text: India

text: There

text: are

text: passages

text: or

text: gateways

text: through

text: which

text: the

text: Bhutanese

text: people

text: can

text: communicate

text: with

text: the

text: people

text: living

text: in

text: the

text: plains

text: This

text: region

text: is

text: divided

text: by

text: the

text: Sankosh

text: river

text: into

text: the

text: Eastern

text: and

text: the

text: Western

text: Dooars

text: consisting

text: of

text: an

text: area

text: of

text: sq

text: mi

text: The

text: Western

text: Dooars

text: is

text: known

text: as

text: the

text: Bengal

text: Dooars

text: and

text: the

text: Eastern

text: Dooars

text: as

text: the

text: Assam

text: Dooars

text: Dooars

text: is

text: synonymous

text: with

text: the

text: term

text: Terai

text: used

text: in

text: Nepal

text: and

text: northern

text: India

text:
Manaslu (Nepali: , also known as Kutang) is the eighth highest mountain in the world at above sea level. It is located in the Mansiri Himal, part of the Nepalese Himalayas, in the west-central part of Nepal. Its name, which means "mountain of the spirit", comes from the Sanskrit word "manasa", meaning "intellect" or "soul". Manaslu was first climbed on May 9, 1956 by Toshio Imanishi and Gyalzen Norbu, members of a Japanese expedition. It is said that "just as the British consider Everest their mountain, Manaslu has always been a Japanese mountain".
Manaslu is the highest peak in the Gorkha District and is located about east of Annapurna. The mountain's long ridges and valley glaciers offer feasible approaches from all directions, and culminate in a peak that towers steeply above its surrounding landscape, and is a dominant feature when viewed from afar.

text: Manaslu

text: Nepali

text: also

text: known

text: as

text: Kutang

text: is

text: the

text: eighth

text: highest

text: mountain

text: in

text: the

text: world

text: at

text: above

text: sea

text: level

text: It

text: is

text: located

text: in

text: the

text: Mansiri

text: Himal

text: part

text: of

text: the

text: Nepalese

text: Himalayas

text: in

text: the

text: west

text: central

text: part

text: of

text: Nepal

text: Its

text: name

text: which

text: means

text: mountain

text: of

text: the

text: spirit

text: comes

text: from

text: the

text: Sanskrit

text: word

text: manasa

text: meaning

text: intellect

text: or

text: soul

text: Manaslu

text: was

text: first

text: climbed

text: on

text: May

text: by

text: Toshio

text: Imanishi

text: and

text: Gyalzen

text: Norbu

text: members

text: of

text: Japanese

text: expedition

text: It

text: is

text: said

text: that

text: just

text: as

text: the

text: British

text: consider

text: Everest

text: their

text: mountain

text: Manaslu

text: has

text: always

text: been

text: Japanese

text: mountain

text: Manaslu

text: is

text: the

text: highest

text: peak

text: in

text: the

text: Gorkha

text: District

text: and

text: is

text: located

text: about

text: east

text: of

text: Annapurna

text: The

text: mountain

text: 's

text: long

text: ridges

text: and

text: valley

text: glaciers

text: offer

text: feasible

text: approaches

text: from

text: all

text: directions

text: and

text: culminate

text: in

text: peak

text: that

text: towers

text: steeply

text: above

text: its

text: surrounding

text: landscape

text: and

text: is

text: dominant

text: feature

text: when

text: viewed

text: from

text: afar

text: In Persian mythology and Armenian mythology, the Peri ("pari") are exquisite, winged fairy-like spirits ranking between angels and evil spirits. They sometimes visit the realm of mortals.

text: In

text: Persian

text: mythology

text: and

text: Armenian

text: mythology

text: the

text: Peri

text: pari

text: are

text: exquisite

text: winged

text: fairy

text: like

text: spirits

text: ranking

text: between

text: angels

text: and

text: evil

text: spirits

text: They

text: sometimes

text: visit

text: the

text: realm

text: of

text: mortals

text: Himachal Pradesh (literally "Snow-abode") is a state of India located in Northern India. It is bordered by Jammu and Kashmir on the north, Punjab and Chandigarh on the west, Haryana on the south-west, Uttarakhand on the south-east and by the Tibet Autonomous Region on the east. The name was coined from Sanskrit "him" 'snow' and "anchal" 'lap', by Acharya Diwakar Datt Sharma, one of the state's most eminent Sanskrit scholars.

text: Himachal

text: Pradesh

text: literally

text: Snow

text: abode

text: is

text: state

text: of

text: India

text: located

text: in

text: Northern

text: India

text: It

text: is

text: bordered

text: by

text: Jammu

text: and

text: Kashmir

text: on

text: the

text: north

text: Punjab

text: and

text: Chandigarh

text: on

text: the

text: west

text: Haryana

text: on

text: the

text: south

text: west

text: Uttarakhand

text: on

text: the

text: south

text: east

text: and

text: by

text: the

text: Tibet

text: Autonomous

text: Region

text: on

text: the

text: east

text: The

text: name

text: was

text: coined

text: from

text: Sanskrit

text: him

text: snow

text: and

text: anchal

text: lap

text: by

text: Acharya

text: Diwakar

text: Datt

text: Sharma

text: one

text: of

text: the

text: state

text: 's

text: most

text: eminent

text: Sanskrit

text: scholars

text: India, officially the Republic of India ("Bhrat Gaarjya"), is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area, the second-most populous country (with over 1.2 billion people), and the most populous democracy in the world. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the southwest, and the Bay of Bengal on the southeast. It shares land borders with Pakistan to the west; China, Nepal, and Bhutan to the northeast; and Myanmar (Burma) and Bangladesh to the east. In the Indian Ocean, India is in the vicinity of Sri Lanka and the Maldives. India's Andaman and Nicobar Islands share a maritime border with Thailand and Indonesia. Its capital is New Delhi; other metropolises include Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad and Ahmedabad.

text: India

text: officially

text: the

text: Republic

text: of

text: India

text: Bhrat

text: Gaarjya

text: is

text: country

text: in

text: South

text: Asia

text: It

text: is

text: the

text: seventh

text: largest

text: country

text: by

text: area

text: the

text: second

text: most

text: populous

text: country

text: with

text: over

text: billion

text: people

text: and

text: the

text: most

text: populous

text: democracy

text: in

text: the

text: world

text: It

text: is

text: bounded

text: by

text: the

text: Indian

text: Ocean

text: on

text: the

text: south

text: the

text: Arabian

text: Sea

text: on

text: the

text: southwest

text: and

text: the

text: Bay

text: of

text: Bengal

text: on

text: the

text: southeast

text: It

text: shares

text: land

text: borders

text: with

text: Pakistan

text: to

text: the

text: west

text: China

text: Nepal

text: and

text: Bhutan

text: to

text: the

text: northeast

text: and

text: Myanmar

text: Burma

text: and

text: Bangladesh

text: to

text: the

text: east

text: In

text: the

text: Indian

text: Ocean

text: India

text: is

text: in

text: the

text: vicinity

text: of

text: Sri

text: Lanka

text: and

text: the

text: Maldives

text: India

text: 's

text: Andaman

text: and

text: Nicobar

text: Islands

text: share

text: maritime

text: border

text: with

text: Thailand

text: and

text: Indonesia

text: Its

text: capital

text: is

text: New

text: Delhi

text: other

text: metropolises

text: include

text: Mumbai

text: Kolkata

text: Chennai

text: Bangalore

text: Hyderabad

text: and

text: Ahmedabad

text: Gandaki zone (is one of the fourteen zones of Nepal, located in the Western Development Region. It is named as Sapta Gandaki after the seven tributaries (Kali Gandaki, Trishuli, Budhi Gandaki, Marsyangdi, Madi, Seti Gandaki, and Daraudi) that make up the Gandaki River. Pokhara serves as its regional and zonal capital. It is also the birthplace of Bhanubhakta Acharya, first poet of Nepal.

text: Gandaki

text: zone

text: is

text: one

text: of

text: the

text: fourteen

text: zones

text: of

text: Nepal

text: located

text: in

text: the

text: Western

text: Development

text: Region

text: It

text: is

text: named

text: as

text: Sapta

text: Gandaki

text: after

text: the

text: seven

text: tributaries

text: Kali

text: Gandaki

text: Trishuli

text: Budhi

text: Gandaki

text: Marsyangdi

text: Madi

text: Seti

text: Gandaki

text: and

text: Daraudi

text: that

text: make

text: up

text: the

text: Gandaki

text: River

text: Pokhara

text: serves

text: as

text: its

text: regional

text: and

text: zonal

text: capital

text: It

text: is

text: also

text: the

text: birthplace

text: of

text: Bhanubhakta

text: Acharya

text: first

text: poet

text: of

text: Nepal

text: An ecoregion (ecological region) is an ecologically and geographically defined area that is smaller than a bioregion, which in turn is smaller than an ecozone. All three of these are either less or greater than an ecosystem. Ecoregions cover relatively large areas of land or water, and contain characteristic, geographically distinct assemblages of natural communities and species. The biodiversity of flora, fauna and ecosystems that characterise an ecoregion tends to be distinct from that of other ecoregions. In theory, biodiversity or conservation ecoregions are relatively large areas of land or water where the probability of encountering different species and communities at any given point remains relatively constant, within an acceptable range of variation (largely undefined at this point).

text: An

text: ecoregion

text: ecological

text: region

text: is

text: an

text: ecologically

text: and

text: geographically

text: defined

text: area

text: that

text: is

text: smaller

text: than

text: bioregion

text: which

text: in

text: turn

text: is

text: smaller

text: than

text: an

text: ecozone

text: All

text: three

text: of

text: these

text: are

text: either

text: less

text: or

text: greater

text: than

text: an

text: ecosystem

text: Ecoregions

text: cover

text: relatively

text: large

text: areas

text: of

text: land

text: or

text: water

text: and

text: contain

text: characteristic

text: geographically

text: distinct

text: assemblages

text: of

text: natural

text: communities

text: and

text: species

text: The

text: biodiversity

text: of

text: flora

text: fauna

text: and

text: ecosystems

text: that

text: characterise

text: an

text: ecoregion

text: tends

text: to

text: be

text: distinct

text: from

text: that

text: of

text: other

text: ecoregions

text: In

text: theory

text: biodiversity

text: or

text: conservation

text: ecoregions

text: are

text: relatively

text: large

text: areas

text: of

text: land

text: or

text: water

text: where

text: the

text: probability

text: of

text: encountering

text: different

text: species

text: and

text: communities

text: at

text: any

text: given

text: point

text: remains

text: relatively

text: constant

text: within

text: an

text: acceptable

text: range

text: of

text: variation

text: largely

text: undefined

text: at

text: this

text: point

text: The Dhaulagiri massif in Nepal extends from the Kaligandaki River west to the Bheri. This massif is bounded on the north and southwest by tributaries of the Bheri River and on the southeast by Myagdi Khola. Dhaulagiri I is the seventh highest mountain in the world at above sea level. It was first climbed on May 13, 1960 by a Swiss/Austrian/Nepali expedition.

text: The

text: Dhaulagiri

text: massif

text: in

text: Nepal

text: extends

text: from

text: the

text: Kaligandaki

text: River

text: west

text: to

text: the

text: Bheri

text: This

text: massif

text: is

text: bounded

text: on

text: the

text: north

text: and

text: southwest

text: by

text: tributaries

text: of

text: the

text: Bheri

text: River

text: and

text: on

text: the

text: southeast

text: by

text: Myagdi

text: Khola

text: Dhaulagiri

text: is

text: the

text: seventh

text: highest

text: mountain

text: in

text: the

text: world

text: at

text: above

text: sea

text: level

text: It

text: was

text: first

text: climbed

text: on

text: May

text: by

text: Swiss

text: Austrian

text: Nepali

text: expedition

text: Tibet (Tibetan Pinyin: "boe", ; /i ts¹/) is a region on the Tibetan Plateau in Asia. It is the traditional homeland of the Tibetan people as well as some other ethnic groups such as Monpa, Qiang, and Lhoba peoples and is now also inhabited by considerable numbers of Han Chinese and Hui people. Tibet is the highest region on Earth, with an average elevation of . The highest elevation in Tibet is Mount Everest, Earth's highest mountain, rising 8,848 m (29,029 ft) above sea level.

text: Tibet

text: Tibetan

text: Pinyin

text: boe

text: /i

text: is

text: region

text: on

text: the

text: Tibetan

text: Plateau

text: in

text: Asia

text: It

text: is

text: the

text: traditional

text: homeland

text: of

text: the

text: Tibetan

text: people

text: as

text: well

text: as

text: some

text: other

text: ethnic

text: groups

text: such

text: as

text: Monpa

text: Qiang

text: and

text: Lhoba

text: peoples

text: and

text: is

text: now

text: also

text: inhabited

text: by

text: considerable

text: numbers

text: of

text: Han

text: Chinese

text: and

text: Hui

text: people

text: Tibet

text: is

text: the

text: highest

text: region

text: on

text: Earth

text: with

text: an

text: average

text: elevation

text: of

text: The

text: highest

text: elevation

text: in

text: Tibet

text: is

text: Mount

text: Everest

text: Earth

text: 's

text: highest

text: mountain

text: rising

text: ft

text: above

text: sea

text: level

text: The Indo-Gangetic Plain, also known as the Indus-Ganga and the North Indian River Plain, is a 255 million hectare (630 million acres) fertile plain encompassing most of northern and eastern India, the eastern parts of Pakistan, and virtually all of Bangladesh. The region is named after the Indus and the Ganges, and encompasses a number of large urban areas. The Indus-Ganga plain is bound on the north by the Himalayas which feed its numerous rivers and are the source of the fertile alluvium deposited across the region by the two river systems. The southern edge of the plain is marked by the Chota Nagpur Plateau. On the west rises the Iranian Plateau.

text: The

text: Indo

text: Gangetic

text: Plain

text: also

text: known

text: as

text: the

text: Indus

text: Ganga

text: and

text: the

text: North

text: Indian

text: River

text: Plain

text: is

text: million

text: hectare

text: million

text: acres

text: fertile

text: plain

text: encompassing

text: most

text: of

text: northern

text: and

text: eastern

text: India

text: the

text: eastern

text: parts

text: of

text: Pakistan

text: and

text: virtually

text: all

text: of

text: Bangladesh

text: The

text: region

text: is

text: named

text: after

text: the

text: Indus

text: and

text: the

text: Ganges

text: and

text: encompasses

text: number

text: of

text: large

text: urban

text: areas

text: The

text: Indus

text: Ganga

text: plain

text: is

text: bound

text: on

text: the

text: north

text: by

text: the

text: Himalayas

text: which

text: feed

text: its

text: numerous

text: rivers

text: and

text: are

text: the

text: source

text: of

text: the

text: fertile

text: alluvium

text: deposited

text: across

text: the

text: region

text: by

text: the

text: two

text: river

text: systems

text: The

text: southern

text: edge

text: of

text: the

text: plain

text: is

text: marked

text: by

text: the

text: Chota

text: Nagpur

text: Plateau

text: On

text: the

text: west

text: rises

text: the

text: Iranian

text: Plateau

text: Asia is Earth's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres and sharing the continental landmass of Eurasia with the continent of Europe. Asia covers an area of , about 30% of Earth's total land area and 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area. The continent, which has long been home to the majority of the human population, was the site of many of the first civilizations. Asia is notable for not only its overall large size and population, but also dense and large settlements as well as vast barely populated regions within the continent of 4.4 billion people.

text: Asia

text: is

text: Earth

text: 's

text: largest

text: and

text: most

text: populous

text: continent

text: located

text: primarily

text: in

text: the

text: eastern

text: and

text: northern

text: hemispheres

text: and

text: sharing

text: the

text: continental

text: landmass

text: of

text: Eurasia

text: with

text: the

text: continent

text: of

text: Europe

text: Asia

text: covers

text: an

text: area

text: of

text: about

text: of

text: Earth

text: 's

text: total

text: land

text: area

text: and

text: of

text: the

text: Earth

text: 's

text: total

text: surface

text: area

text: The

text: continent

text: which

text: has

text: long

text: been

text: home

text: to

text: the

text: majority

text: of

text: the

text: human

text: population

text: was

text: the

text: site

text: of

text: many

text: of

text: the

text: first

text: civilizations

text: Asia

text: is

text: notable

text: for

text: not

text: only

text: its

text: overall

text: large

text: size

text: and

text: population

text: but

text: also

text: dense

text: and

text: large

text: settlements

text: as

text: well

text: as

text: vast

text: barely

text: populated

text: regions

text: within

text: the

text: continent

text: of

text: billion

text: people

text: FOREST (short for "Freedom Organisation for the Right to Enjoy Smoking Tobacco") is a United Kingdom political pressure group which campaigns against tobacco control activity.

text: FOREST

text: short

text: for

text: Freedom

text: Organisation

text: for

text: the

text: Right

text: to

text: Enjoy

text: Smoking

text: Tobacco

text: is

text: United

text: Kingdom

text: political

text: pressure

text: group

text: which

text: campaigns

text: against

text: tobacco

text: control

text: activity

text: South Asia or Southern Asia is a term used to represent the southern region of the Asian continent, which comprises the sub-Himalayan SAARC countries and, for some authorities, adjoining countries to the west and east. Topographically, it is dominated by the Indian Plate, which rises above sea level as Nepal and northern parts of India situated south of the Himalayas and the Hindu Kush. South Asia is bounded on the south by the Indian Ocean and on land (clockwise, from west) by West Asia, Central Asia, East Asia, and Southeast Asia.

text: South

text: Asia

text: or

text: Southern

text: Asia

text: is

text: term

text: used

text: to

text: represent

text: the

text: southern

text: region

text: of

text: the

text: Asian

text: continent

text: which

text: comprises

text: the

text: sub

text: Himalayan

text: SAARC

text: countries

text: and

text: for

text: some

text: authorities

text: adjoining

text: countries

text: to

text: the

text: west

text: and

text: east

text: Topographically

text: it

text: is

text: dominated

text: by

text: the

text: Indian

text: Plate

text: which

text: rises

text: above

text: sea

text: level

text: as

text: Nepal

text: and

text: northern

text: parts

text: of

text: India

text: situated

text: south

text: of

text: the

text: Himalayas

text: and

text: the

text: Hindu

text: Kush

text: South

text: Asia

text: is

text: bounded

text: on

text: the

text: south

text: by

text: the

text: Indian

text: Ocean

text: and

text: on

text: land

text: clockwise

text: from

text: west

text: by

text: West

text: Asia

text: Central

text: Asia

text: East

text: Asia

text: and

text: Southeast

text: Asia

text: Sikkim is a northeastern state of India. It borders China in its north and east, Bhutan in its east, Nepal in its west and the Indian state of West Bengal in its south. Sikkim is also located close to the Siliguri Corridor near Bangladesh. Sikkim is the least populous and second smallest among the Indian states. A part of the Eastern Himalaya, Sikkim is notable for its biodiversity, including alpine and subtropical climates, as well as being a host to Kanchenjunga, the highest peak in India and third highest on Earth. Sikkim's capital and largest city is Gangtok. Almost 25% of the state is covered by the Khangchendzonga National Park.

text: Sikkim

text: is

text: northeastern

text: state

text: of

text: India

text: It

text: borders

text: China

text: in

text: its

text: north

text: and

text: east

text: Bhutan

text: in

text: its

text: east

text: Nepal

text: in

text: its

text: west

text: and

text: the

text: Indian

text: state

text: of

text: West

text: Bengal

text: in

text: its

text: south

text: Sikkim

text: is

text: also

text: located

text: close

text: to

text: the

text: Siliguri

text: Corridor

text: near

text: Bangladesh

text: Sikkim

text: is

text: the

text: least

text: populous

text: and

text: second

text: smallest

text: among

text: the

text: Indian

text: states

text: part

text: of

text: the

text: Eastern

text: Himalaya

text: Sikkim

text: is

text: notable

text: for

text: its

text: biodiversity

text: including

text: alpine

text: and

text: subtropical

text: climates

text: as

text: well

text: as

text: being

text: host

text: to

text: Kanchenjunga

text: the

text: highest

text: peak

text: in

text: India

text: and

text: third

text: highest

text: on

text: Earth

text: Sikkim

text: 's

text: capital

text: and

text: largest

text: city

text: is

text: Gangtok

text: Almost

text: of

text: the

text: state

text: is

text: covered

text: by

text: the

text: Khangchendzonga

text: National

text: Park

text: Kathmandu (Nepali pronunciation: ) is the capital city of the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, the largest Himalayan state in Asia. It is the largest metropolis in Nepal, with a population of 1.4 million in the city proper, and 5 million in its urban agglomeration across the Kathmandu Valley, which includes the towns of Lalitpur, Kirtipur, Madhyapur Thimi and Bhaktapur. Kathmandu is also the largest metropolis in the Himalayan hill region.

text: Kathmandu

text: Nepali

text: pronunciation

text: is

text: the

text: capital

text: city

text: of

text: the

text: Federal

text: Democratic

text: Republic

text: of

text: Nepal

text: the

text: largest

text: Himalayan

text: state

text: in

text: Asia

text: It

text: is

text: the

text: largest

text: metropolis

text: in

text: Nepal

text: with

text: population

text: of

text: million

text: in

text: the

text: city

text: proper

text: and

text: million

text: in

text: its

text: urban

text: agglomeration

text: across

text: the

text: Kathmandu

text: Valley

text: which

text: includes

text: the

text: towns

text: of

text: Lalitpur

text: Kirtipur

text: Madhyapur

text: Thimi

text: and

text: Bhaktapur

text: Kathmandu

text: is

text: also

text: the

text: largest

text: metropolis

text: in

text: the

text: Himalayan

text: hill

text: region

text: A swamp is a wetland that is forested. Many swamps occur along large rivers where they are critically dependent upon natural water level fluctuations. Other swamps occur on the shores of large lakes. Some swamps have hammocks, or dry-land protrusions, covered by aquatic vegetation, or vegetation that tolerates periodic inundation. The two main types of swamp are "true" or swamp forests and "transitional" or shrub swamps. In the boreal regions of Canada, the word swamp is colloquially used for what is more correctly termed a bog or muskeg. The water of a swamp may be fresh water, brackish water or seawater. Some of the world's largest swamps are found along major rivers such as the Amazon, the Mississippi, and the Congo.

text: swamp

text: is

text: wetland

text: that

text: is

text: forested

text: Many

text: swamps

text: occur

text: along

text: large

text: rivers

text: where

text: they

text: are

text: critically

text: dependent

text: upon

text: natural

text: water

text: level

text: fluctuations

text: Other

text: swamps

text: occur

text: on

text: the

text: shores

text: of

text: large

text: lakes

text: Some

text: swamps

text: have

text: hammocks

text: or

text: dry

text: land

text: protrusions

text: covered

text: by

text: aquatic

text: vegetation

text: or

text: vegetation

text: that

text: tolerates

text: periodic

text: inundation

text: The

text: two

text: main

text: types

text: of

text: swamp

text: are

text: true

text: or

text: swamp

text: forests

text: and

text: transitional

text: or

text: shrub

text: swamps

text: In

text: the

text: boreal

text: regions

text: of

text: Canada

text: the

text: word

text: swamp

text: is

text: colloquially

text: used

text: for

text: what

text: is

text: more

text: correctly

text: termed

text: bog

text: or

text: muskeg

text: The

text: water

text: of

text: swamp

text: may

text: be

text: fresh

text: water

text: brackish

text: water

text: or

text: seawater

text: Some

text: of

text: the

text: world

text: 's

text: largest

text: swamps

text: are

text: found

text: along

text: major

text: rivers

text: such

text: as

text: the

text: Amazon

text: the

text: Mississippi

text: and

text: the

text: Congo

text: An angel, especially according to Abrahamic religions and Zoroastrianism, is a spiritual being superior to humans in power and intelligence. Angels are typically described as benevolent, dreadful, and endowed with wisdom and knowledge of earthly events, but not infallible; for they strive with each other, and God has to make peace between them. Most of them serve either as intermediaries between Heaven and Earth, or as guardian spirits. They are studied in the theological doctrine of angelology. In Christian Science, the word "angel" is used to refer to an inspiration from God. The use of the term has extended to refer to artistic depictions of the spirits, and it is also used figuratively to refer to messengers and harbingers, and to people who possess high qualities of goodness, purity, selflessness, intelligence, and/or beauty.

text: An

text: angel

text: especially

text: according

text: to

text: Abrahamic

text: religions

text: and

text: Zoroastrianism

text: is

text: spiritual

text: being

text: superior

text: to

text: humans

text: in

text: power

text: and

text: intelligence

text: Angels

text: are

text: typically

text: described

text: as

text: benevolent

text: dreadful

text: and

text: endowed

text: with

text: wisdom

text: and

text: knowledge

text: of

text: earthly

text: events

text: but

text: not

text: infallible

text: for

text: they

text: strive

text: with

text: each

text: other

text: and

text: God

text: has

text: to

text: make

text: peace

text: between

text: them

text: Most

text: of

text: them

text: serve

text: either

text: as

text: intermediaries

text: between

text: Heaven

text: and

text: Earth

text: or

text: as

text: guardian

text: spirits

text: They

text: are

text: studied

text: in

text: the

text: theological

text: doctrine

text: of

text: angelology

text: In

text: Christian

text: Science

text: the

text: word

text: angel

text: is

text: used

text: to

text: refer

text: to

text: an

text: inspiration

text: from

text: God

text: The

text: use

text: of

text: the

text: term

text: has

text: extended

text: to

text: refer

text: to

text: artistic

text: depictions

text: of

text: the

text: spirits

text: and

text: it

text: is

text: also

text: used

text: figuratively

text: to

text: refer

text: to

text: messengers

text: and

text: harbingers

text: and

text: to

text: people

text: who

text: possess

text: high

text: qualities

text: of

text: goodness

text: purity

text: selflessness

text: intelligence

text: and/or

text: beauty

text: Pokhara is a metropolitan and the second largest city of Nepal as well as the headquarters of Kaski District, Gandaki Zone and the Western Development Region which is a new metropolitan city of Nepal. It is located west of the capital Kathmandu. Despite being a comparatively smaller valley than Kathmandu, its geography varies dramatically within just few kilometres from north to south. The altitude varies from in the southern part to in the north. Additionally, the Annapurna Range with three out of the ten highest mountains in the world  Dhaulagiri, Annapurna I and Manaslu  are within approximately 15  35 miles of the valley. Due to its proximity to the Annapurna mountain range, the city is also a base for trekkers undertaking the Annapurna Circuit through the ACAP region of the Annapurna ranges in the Himalayas.

text: Pokhara

text: is

text: metropolitan

text: and

text: the

text: second

text: largest

text: city

text: of

text: Nepal

text: as

text: well

text: as

text: the

text: headquarters

text: of

text: Kaski

text: District

text: Gandaki

text: Zone

text: and

text: the

text: Western

text: Development

text: Region

text: which

text: is

text: new

text: metropolitan

text: city

text: of

text: Nepal

text: It

text: is

text: located

text: west

text: of

text: the

text: capital

text: Kathmandu

text: Despite

text: being

text: comparatively

text: smaller

text: valley

text: than

text: Kathmandu

text: its

text: geography

text: varies

text: dramatically

text: within

text: just

text: few

text: kilometres

text: from

text: north

text: to

text: south

text: The

text: altitude

text: varies

text: from

text: in

text: the

text: southern

text: part

text: to

text: in

text: the

text: north

text: Additionally

text: the

text: Annapurna

text: Range

text: with

text: three

text: out

text: of

text: the

text: ten

text: highest

text: mountains

text: in

text: the

text: world

text: Dhaulagiri

text: Annapurna

text: and

text: Manaslu

text: are

text: within

text: approximately

text: miles

text: of

text: the

text: valley

text: Due

text: to

text: its

text: proximity

text: to

text: the

text: Annapurna

text: mountain

text: range

text: the

text: city

text: is

text: also

text: base

text: for

text: trekkers

text: undertaking

text: the

text: Annapurna

text: Circuit

text: through

text: the

text: ACAP

text: region

text: of

text: the

text: Annapurna

text: ranges

text: in

text: the

text: Himalayas

text:
The Terai is a plain region of Nepal and the plain land region in Bangladesh, Bhutan and India that lies in south of the outer foothills of the Himalaya, the Siwalik Hills, and north of the Indo-Gangetic Plain of the Ganges, Brahmaputra and their tributaries. This lowland belt is characterised by tall grasslands, scrub savannah, sal forests and clay rich swamps. In northern India, the Terai spreads eastward from the Yamuna River across Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. The Terai is part the Terai-Duar savanna and grasslands ecoregion. Corresponding parts in West Bengal, Bangladesh, Bhutan and Assam east to the Brahmaputra River are called 'Dooars'.
In Nepal, the Terai lies at an altitude of between and comprises more than 50 wetlands. North of the Terai rises the Bhabhar, a narrow but continuous belt of forest about wide.

text: The

text: Terai

text: is

text: plain

text: region

text: of

text: Nepal

text: and

text: the

text: plain

text: land

text: region

text: in

text: Bangladesh

text: Bhutan

text: and

text: India

text: that

text: lies

text: in

text: south

text: of

text: the

text: outer

text: foothills

text: of

text: the

text: Himalaya

text: the

text: Siwalik

text: Hills

text: and

text: north

text: of

text: the

text: Indo

text: Gangetic

text: Plain

text: of

text: the

text: Ganges

text: Brahmaputra

text: and

text: their

text: tributaries

text: This

text: lowland

text: belt

text: is

text: characterised

text: by

text: tall

text: grasslands

text: scrub

text: savannah

text: sal

text: forests

text: and

text: clay

text: rich

text: swamps

text: In

text: northern

text: India

text: the

text: Terai

text: spreads

text: eastward

text: from

text: the

text: Yamuna

text: River

text: across

text: Himachal

text: Pradesh

text: Haryana

text: Uttarakhand

text: Uttar

text: Pradesh

text: and

text: Bihar

text: The

text: Terai

text: is

text: part

text: the

text: Terai

text: Duar

text: savanna

text: and

text: grasslands

text: ecoregion

text: Corresponding

text: parts

text: in

text: West

text: Bengal

text: Bangladesh

text: Bhutan

text: and

text: Assam

text: east

text: to

text: the

text: Brahmaputra

text: River

text: are

text: called

text: Dooars

text: In

text: Nepal

text: the

text: Terai

text: lies

text: at

text: an

text: altitude

text: of

text: between

text: and

text: comprises

text: more

text: than

text: wetlands

text: North

text: of

text: the

text: Terai

text: rises

text: the

text: Bhabhar

text: narrow

text: but

text: continuous

text: belt

text: of

text: forest

text: about

text: wide

text: Nepal, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked central Himalayan country in South Asia. It has a population of 26.4 million and is the 93rd largest country by area. Bordering China in the north and India in the south, east, and west, it is the largest sovereign Himalayan state. Nepal does not border Bangladesh, which is located within only 27 km (17 mi) of its southeastern tip. It neither borders Bhutan due to the Indian state of Sikkim being located in between. Nepal has a diverse geography, including fertile plains, subalpine forested hills, and eight of the world's ten tallest mountains, including Mount Everest, the highest point on Earth. Kathmandu is the nation's capital and largest city. It is a multiethnic nation with Nepali as the official language.

text: Nepal

text: officially

text: the

text: Federal

text: Democratic

text: Republic

text: of

text: Nepal

text: is

text: landlocked

text: central

text: Himalayan

text: country

text: in

text: South

text: Asia

text: It

text: has

text: population

text: of

text: million

text: and

text: is

text: the

text: largest

text: country

text: by

text: area

text: Bordering

text: China

text: in

text: the

text: north

text: and

text: India

text: in

text: the

text: south

text: east

text: and

text: west

text: it

text: is

text: the

text: largest

text: sovereign

text: Himalayan

text: state

text: Nepal

text: does

text: not

text: border

text: Bangladesh

text: which

text: is

text: located

text: within

text: only

text: km

text: mi

text: of

text: its

text: southeastern

text: tip

text: It

text: neither

text: borders

text: Bhutan

text: due

text: to

text: the

text: Indian

text: state

text: of

text: Sikkim

text: being

text: located

text: in

text: between

text: Nepal

text: has

text: diverse

text: geography

text: including

text: fertile

text: plains

text: subalpine

text: forested

text: hills

text: and

text: eight

text: of

text: the

text: world

text: 's

text: ten

text: tallest

text: mountains

text: including

text: Mount

text: Everest

text: the

text: highest

text: point

text: on

text: Earth

text: Kathmandu

text: is

text: the

text: nation

text: 's

text: capital

text: and

text: largest

text: city

text: It

text: is

text: multiethnic

text: nation

text: with

text: Nepali

text: as

text: the

text: official

text: language

text: The Ganges, also Ganga is a trans-boundary river of Asia which flows through the nations of India and Bangladesh. The river rises in the western Himalayas in the Indian state of Uttarakhand, and flows south and east through the Gangetic Plain of North India into Bangladesh, where it empties into the Bay of Bengal. It is the third largest river in the world by discharge.

text: The

text: Ganges

text: also

text: Ganga

text: is

text: trans

text: boundary

text: river

text: of

text: Asia

text: which

text: flows

text: through

text: the

text: nations

text: of

text: India

text: and

text: Bangladesh

text: The

text: river

text: rises

text: in

text: the

text: western

text: Himalayas

text: in

text: the

text: Indian

text: state

text: of

text: Uttarakhand

text: and

text: flows

text: south

text: and

text: east

text: through

text: the

text: Gangetic

text: Plain

text: of

text: North

text: India

text: into

text: Bangladesh

text: where

text: it

text: empties

text: into

text: the

text: Bay

text: of

text: Bengal

text: It

text: is

text: the

text: third

text: largest

text: river

text: in

text: the

text: world

text: by

text: discharge

text: The Himalayas, or Himalaya, (or ) are a mountain range in Asia separating the plains of the Indian subcontinent from the Tibetan Plateau.

text: The

text: Himalayas

text: or

text: Himalaya

text: or

text: are

text: mountain

text: range

text: in

text: Asia

text: separating

text: the

text: plains

text: of

text: the

text: Indian

text: subcontinent

text: from

text: the

text: Tibetan

text: Plateau

text: Mount Everest, also known in Nepal as Sagarmth and in China as Chomolungma/, is earth's highest mountain. Its peak is above sea level. Mount Everest is in the Mahalangur Range. The international border between China (Tibet Autonomous Region) and Nepal runs across Everest's summit point. Its massif includes neighbouring peaks Lhotse, ; Nuptse, , and Changtse, .

text: Mount

text: Everest

text: also

text: known

text: in

text: Nepal

text: as

text: Sagarmth

text: and

text: in

text: China

text: as

text: Chomolungma/

text: is

text: earth

text: 's

text: highest

text: mountain

text: Its

text: peak

text: is

text: above

text: sea

text: level

text: Mount

text: Everest

text: is

text: in

text: the

text: Mahalangur

text: Range

text: The

text: international

text: border

text: between

text: China

text: Tibet

text: Autonomous

text: Region

text: and

text: Nepal

text: runs

text: across

text: Everest

text: 's

text: summit

text: point

text: Its

text: massif

text: includes

text: neighbouring

text: peaks

text: Lhotse

text: Nuptse

text: and

text: Changtse

text: Grasslands are areas where the vegetation is dominated by grasses (Poaceae), however sedge (Cyperaceae) and rush (Juncaceae) families can also be found. Grasslands occur naturally on all continents except Antarctica. Grasslands are found in most ecoregions of the Earth. For example, there are five terrestrial ecoregion classifications (subdivisions) of the temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands biome (ecosystem), which is one of eight terrestrial ecozones of the Earth's surface.

text: Grasslands

text: are

text: areas

text: where

text: the

text: vegetation

text: is

text: dominated

text: by

text: grasses

text: Poaceae

text: however

text: sedge

text: Cyperaceae

text: and

text: rush

text: Juncaceae

text: families

text: can

text: also

text: be

text: found

text: Grasslands

text: occur

text: naturally

text: on

text: all

text: continents

text: except

text: Antarctica

text: Grasslands

text: are

text: found

text: in

text: most

text: ecoregions

text: of

text: the

text: Earth

text: For

text: example

text: there

text: are

text: five

text: terrestrial

text: ecoregion

text: classifications

text: subdivisions

text: of

text: the

text: temperate

text: grasslands

text: savannas

text: and

text: shrublands

text: biome

text: ecosystem

text: which

text: is

text: one

text: of

text: eight

text: terrestrial

text: ecozones

text: of

text: the

text: Earth

text: 's

text: surface

text: Bangladesh ( , "The country of Bengal"), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh (  "Gônôprôjatôntri Bangladesh"), is a country in South Asia. It shares land borders with India and Myanmar (Burma). Nepal, Bhutan and China are located near Bangladesh but do not share a border with it. The country's maritime territory in the Bay of Bengal is roughly equal to the size of its land area. Bangladesh is the world's eighth most populous country. Dhaka is its capital and largest city, followed by Chittagong which has the country's largest port.

text: Bangladesh

text: The

text: country

text: of

text: Bengal

text: officially

text: the

text: People

text: 's

text: Republic

text: of

text: Bangladesh

text: Gônôprôjatôntri

text: Bangladesh

text: is

text: country

text: in

text: South

text: Asia

text: It

text: shares

text: land

text: borders

text: with

text: India

text: and

text: Myanmar

text: Burma

text: Nepal

text: Bhutan

text: and

text: China

text: are

text: located

text: near

text: Bangladesh

text: but

text: do

text: not

text: share

text: border

text: with

text: it

text: The

text: country

text: 's

text: maritime

text: territory

text: in

text: the

text: Bay

text: of

text: Bengal

text: is

text: roughly

text: equal

text: to

text: the

text: size

text: of

text: its

text: land

text: area

text: Bangladesh

text: is

text: the

text: world

text: 's

text: eighth

text: most

text: populous

text: country

text: Dhaka

text: is

text: its

text: capital

text: and

text: largest

text: city

text: followed

text: by

text: Chittagong

text: which

text: has

text: the

text: country

text: 's

text: largest

text: port

text: Kaski District (, a part of Province No. 4, is one of the seventy-five districts of Nepal. The name is disambiguated from Kaskikot, the ancient Kaski Kingdom.

text: Kaski

text: District

text: part

text: of

text: Province

text: No

text: is

text: one

text: of

text: the

text: seventy

text: five

text: districts

text: of

text: Nepal

text: The

text: name

text: is

text: disambiguated

text: from

text: Kaskikot

text: the

text: ancient

text: Kaski

text: Kingdom

text: Uttar Pradesh (Hindi :   ), abbreviated as UP, is the most populous state in the Republic of India as well as the most populous country subdivision in the world. It was created on 1 April 1937 as the United Provinces during British rule, and was renamed "Uttar Pradesh" in 1950. Lucknow is the capital city of Uttar Pradesh. Ghaziabad, Bulandshahr, Kanpur, Gorakhpur, Allahabad, Raebareli, Moradabad, Bareilly, Aligarh, Sonbhadra, and Varanasi are known for their industrial importance in the state. On 9 November 2000, a new state, Uttarakhand, was carved out from the Himalayan hill region of Uttar Pradesh. The state in the northern region of the Indian subcontinent has over 200 million inhabitants.

text: Uttar

text: Pradesh

text: Hindi

text: abbreviated

text: as

text: UP

text: is

text: the

text: most

text: populous

text: state

text: in

text: the

text: Republic

text: of

text: India

text: as

text: well

text: as

text: the

text: most

text: populous

text: country

text: subdivision

text: in

text: the

text: world

text: It

text: was

text: created

text: on

text: April

text: as

text: the

text: United

text: Provinces

text: during

text: British

text: rule

text: and

text: was

text: renamed

text: Uttar

text: Pradesh

text: in

text: Lucknow

text: is

text: the

text: capital

text: city

text: of

text: Uttar

text: Pradesh

text: Ghaziabad

text: Bulandshahr

text: Kanpur

text: Gorakhpur

text: Allahabad

text: Raebareli

text: Moradabad

text: Bareilly

text: Aligarh

text: Sonbhadra

text: and

text: Varanasi

text: are

text: known

text: for

text: their

text: industrial

text: importance

text: in

text: the

text: state

text: On

text: November

text: new

text: state

text: Uttarakhand

text: was

text: carved

text: out

text: from

text: the

text: Himalayan

text: hill

text: region

text: of

text: Uttar

text: Pradesh

text: The

text: state

text: in

text: the

text: northern

text: region

text: of

text: the

text: Indian

text: subcontinent

text: has

text: over

text: million

text: inhabitants

text: Haryana is one of the 29 states in India, situated in North India. It was carved out of the former state of East Punjab on 1November 1966 on a linguistic basis. It stands 21st in terms of its area, which is spread about . census of India, the state is eighteenth largest by population with 25,353,081 inhabitants. The city of Chandigarh is its capital while the NCR city of Faridabad is the most populous city of the state.

text: Haryana

text: is

text: one

text: of

text: the

text: states

text: in

text: India

text: situated

text: in

text: North

text: India

text: It

text: was

text: carved

text: out

text: of

text: the

text: former

text: state

text: of

text: East

text: Punjab

text: on

text: on

text: linguistic

text: basis

text: It

text: stands

text: in

text: terms

text: of

text: its

text: area

text: which

text: is

text: spread

text: about

text: census

text: of

text: India

text: the

text: state

text: is

text: eighteenth

text: largest

text: by

text: population

text: with

text: inhabitants

text: The

text: city

text: of

text: Chandigarh

text: is

text: its

text: capital

text: while

text: the

text: NCR

text: city

text: of

text: Faridabad

text: is

text: the

text: most

text: populous

text: city

text: of

text: the

text: state

text: Uttarakhand,, formerly known as Uttaranchal, is a state in the northern part of India. It is often referred to as the "Devbhumi" (literally: "Land of the Gods") due to many Hindu temples and pilgrimage centres found throughout the state. Uttarakhand is known for its natural beauty of the Himalayas, the Bhabhar and the Terai. On 9 November 2000, this 27th state of the Republic of India was created from the Himalayan and adjoining northwestern districts of Uttar Pradesh. It borders the Tibet on the north; the Mahakali Zone of the Far-Western Region, Nepal on the east; and the Indian states of Uttar Pradesh to the south and Himachal Pradesh to the west and north-west as well as Haryana to its south-western corner. The state is divided into two divisions, Garhwal and Kumaon, with a total of 13 districts. The interim capital of Uttarakhand is Dehradun, the largest city in the region, which is a railhead. The High Court of the state is in Nainital.

text: Uttarakhand

text: formerly

text: known

text: as

text: Uttaranchal

text: is

text: state

text: in

text: the

text: northern

text: part

text: of

text: India

text: It

text: is

text: often

text: referred

text: to

text: as

text: the

text: Devbhumi

text: literally

text: Land

text: of

text: the

text: Gods

text: due

text: to

text: many

text: Hindu

text: temples

text: and

text: pilgrimage

text: centres

text: found

text: throughout

text: the

text: state

text: Uttarakhand

text: is

text: known

text: for

text: its

text: natural

text: beauty

text: of

text: the

text: Himalayas

text: the

text: Bhabhar

text: and

text: the

text: Terai

text: On

text: November

text: this

text: state

text: of

text: the

text: Republic

text: of

text: India

text: was

text: created

text: from

text: the

text: Himalayan

text: and

text: adjoining

text: northwestern

text: districts

text: of

text: Uttar

text: Pradesh

text: It

text: borders

text: the

text: Tibet

text: on

text: the

text: north

text: the

text: Mahakali

text: Zone

text: of

text: the

text: Far

text: Western

text: Region

text: Nepal

text: on

text: the

text: east

text: and

text: the

text: Indian

text: states

text: of

text: Uttar

text: Pradesh

text: to

text: the

text: south

text: and

text: Himachal

text: Pradesh

text: to

text: the

text: west

text: and

text: north

text: west

text: as

text: well

text: as

text: Haryana

text: to

text: its

text: south

text: western

text: corner

text: The

text: state

text: is

text: divided

text: into

text: two

text: divisions

text: Garhwal

text: and

text: Kumaon

text: with

text: total

text: of

text: districts

text: The

text: interim

text: capital

text: of

text: Uttarakhand

text: is

text: Dehradun

text: the

text: largest

text: city

text: in

text: the

text: region

text: which

text: is

text: railhead

text: The

text: High

text: Court

text: of

text: the

text: state

text: is

text: in

text: Nainital

text: Persian mythology are traditional tales and stories of ancient origin, all involving extraordinary or supernatural beings. Drawn from the legendary past of Iran, they reflect the attitudes of the society to which they first belonged - attitudes towards the confrontation of good and evil, the actions of the gods, "yazats" (lesser gods), and the exploits of heroes and fabulous creatures. Myths play a crucial part in Iranian culture and our understanding of them is increased when we consider them within the context of Iranian history.

text: Persian

text: mythology

text: are

text: traditional

text: tales

text: and

text: stories

text: of

text: ancient

text: origin

text: all

text: involving

text: extraordinary

text: or

text: supernatural

text: beings

text: Drawn

text: from

text: the

text: legendary

text: past

text: of

text: Iran

text: they

text: reflect

text: the

text: attitudes

text: of

text: the

text: society

text: to

text: which

text: they

text: first

text: belonged

text: attitudes

text: towards

text: the

text: confrontation

text: of

text: good

text: and

text: evil

text: the

text: actions

text: of

text: the

text: gods

text: yazats

text: lesser

text: gods

text: and

text: the

text: exploits

text: of

text: heroes

text: and

text: fabulous

text: creatures

text: Myths

text: play

text: crucial

text: part

text: in

text: Iranian

text: culture

text: and

text: our

text: understanding

text: of

text: them

text: is

text: increased

text: when

text: we

text: consider

text: them

text: within

text: the

text: context

text: of

text: Iranian

text: history

text: A mountain range (also mountain barrier, belt, or system) is a geographic area containing numerous geologically related mountains. A mountain system or system of mountain ranges, sometimes is used to combine several geological features that are geographically (regionally) related. On Earth, most significant mountain ranges are the result of plate tectonics, though mountain ranges are formed by a range of processes, are found on many planetary mass objects in the Solar System and are likely a feature of most terrestrial planets.

text: mountain

text: range

text: also

text: mountain

text: barrier

text: belt

text: or

text: system

text: is

text: geographic

text: area

text: containing

text: numerous

text: geologically

text: related

text: mountains

text: mountain

text: system

text: or

text: system

text: of

text: mountain

text: ranges

text: sometimes

text: is

text: used

text: to

text: combine

text: several

text: geological

text: features

text: that

text: are

text: geographically

text: regionally

text: related

text: On

text: Earth

text: most

text: significant

text: mountain

text: ranges

text: are

text: the

text: result

text: of

text: plate

text: tectonics

text: though

text: mountain

text: ranges

text: are

text: formed

text: by

text: range

text: of

text: processes

text: are

text: found

text: on

text: many

text: planetary

text: mass

text: objects

text: in

text: the

text: Solar

text: System

text: and

text: are

text: likely

text: feature

text: of

text: most

text: terrestrial

text: planets

text: Bhutan ('), officially the Kingdom of Bhutan ('), is a landlocked country and the smallest state in Asia to be located entirely within the Himalaya mountain range. Located in the Eastern Himalayas, it is bordered by China in the north and India in the south. Bhutan lacks a border with nearby Nepal due to the Indian state of Sikkim and with Bangladesh due to the Indian states of West Bengal and Assam. Bhutan is geopolitically in South Asia and is the region's second least populous nation after the Maldives. Thimphu is its capital and largest city, while Phuntsholing is its financial center.

text: Bhutan

text: officially

text: the

text: Kingdom

text: of

text: Bhutan

text: is

text: landlocked

text: country

text: and

text: the

text: smallest

text: state

text: in

text: Asia

text: to

text: be

text: located

text: entirely

text: within

text: the

text: Himalaya

text: mountain

text: range

text: Located

text: in

text: the

text: Eastern

text: Himalayas

text: it

text: is

text: bordered

text: by

text: China

text: in

text: the

text: north

text: and

text: India

text: in

text: the

text: south

text: Bhutan

text: lacks

text: border

text: with

text: nearby

text: Nepal

text: due

text: to

text: the

text: Indian

text: state

text: of

text: Sikkim

text: and

text: with

text: Bangladesh

text: due

text: to

text: the

text: Indian

text: states

text: of

text: West

text: Bengal

text: and

text: Assam

text: Bhutan

text: is

text: geopolitically

text: in

text: South

text: Asia

text: and

text: is

text: the

text: region

text: 's

text: second

text: least

text: populous

text: nation

text: after

text: the

text: Maldives

text: Thimphu

text: is

text: its

text: capital

text: and

text: largest

text: city

text: while

text: Phuntsholing

text: is

text: its

text: financial

text: center

text: West Bengal is an Indian state, located in East India on the Bay of Bengal. It is India's fourth-most populous state, with over 91 million inhabitants. It has a total area of , making it similar in size to Serbia. A part of the ethno-linguistic Bengal region, it borders Bangladesh in the east and Nepal and Bhutan in the north. It also has borders with five Indian states, including Odisha, Jharkhand, Bihar, Sikkim and Assam.

text: West

text: Bengal

text: is

text: an

text: Indian

text: state

text: located

text: in

text: East

text: India

text: on

text: the

text: Bay

text: of

text: Bengal

text: It

text: is

text: India

text: 's

text: fourth

text: most

text: populous

text: state

text: with

text: over

text: million

text: inhabitants

text: It

text: has

text: total

text: area

text: of

text: making

text: it

text: similar

text: in

text: size

text: to

text: Serbia

text: part

text: of

text: the

text: ethno

text: linguistic

text: Bengal

text: region

text: it

text: borders

text: Bangladesh

text: in

text: the

text: east

text: and

text: Nepal

text: and

text: Bhutan

text: in

text: the

text: north

text: It

text: also

text: has

text: borders

text: with

text: five

text: Indian

text: states

text: including

text: Odisha

text: Jharkhand

text: Bihar

text: Sikkim

text: and

text: Assam

text: The Western Development Region ( Nepali :    , Pashchimnchal Biks Kshetra ) is one of Nepal 's five development regions . It is located in the west - central part of the country , with headquarters in Pokhara . This Development Region is divided into three parts , from south to north in order of increasing altitude : Terai , Hilly and Himalayan . Mustang , Damodar , Peri , Thaple , Ganesh are among the major ranges of the Himalayas . It comprises three zones shown on the above map : Dhawalagiri ( or Dhaualagiri ) Gandaki Lumbini

text: The

text: Western

text: Development

text: Region

text: Nepali

text: Pashchimnchal

text: Biks

text: Kshetra

text: is

text: one

text: of

text: Nepal

text: 's

text: five

text: development

text: regions

text: It

text: is

text: located

text: in

text: the

text: west

text: central

text: part

text: of

text: the

text: country

text: with

text: headquarters

text: in

text: Pokhara

text: This

text: Development

text: Region

text: is

text: divided

text: into

text: three

text: parts

text: from

text: south

text: to

text: north

text: in

text: order

text: of

text: increasing

text: altitude

text: Terai

text: Hilly

text: and

text: Himalayan

text: Mustang

text: Damodar

text: Peri

text: Thaple

text: Ganesh

text: are

text: among

text: the

text: major

text: ranges

text: of

text: the

text: Himalayas

text: It

text: comprises

text: three

text: zones

text: shown

text: on

text: the

text: above

text: map

text: Dhawalagiri

text: or

text: Dhaualagiri

text: Gandaki

text: Lumbini

text: China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a unitary sovereign state in East Asia. With a population of over 1.381 billion, it is the world's most populous country. The state is governed by the Communist Party of China, and its capital is Beijing. It exercises jurisdiction over 22 provinces, five autonomous regions, four direct-controlled municipalities (Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai, and Chongqing), and two mostly self-governing special administrative regions (Hong Kong and Macau), and claims sovereignty over Taiwan. The country's major urban areas include Shanghai, Guangzhou, Beijing, Chongqing, Shenzhen, Tianjin and Hong Kong. China is a great power and a major regional power within Asia, and has been characterized as a potential superpower.

text: China

text: officially

text: the

text: People

text: 's

text: Republic

text: of

text: China

text: PRC

text: is

text: unitary

text: sovereign

text: state

text: in

text: East

text: Asia

text: With

text: population

text: of

text: over

text: billion

text: it

text: is

text: the

text: world

text: 's

text: most

text: populous

text: country

text: The

text: state

text: is

text: governed

text: by

text: the

text: Communist

text: Party

text: of

text: China

text: and

text: its

text: capital

text: is

text: Beijing

text: It

text: exercises

text: jurisdiction

text: over

text: provinces

text: five

text: autonomous

text: regions

text: four

text: direct

text: controlled

text: municipalities

text: Beijing

text: Tianjin

text: Shanghai

text: and

text: Chongqing

text: and

text: two

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text: Assam (; "Ôxôm" ; "Asam"; "Âshám" ) is a state in northeastern India. Located south of the eastern Himalayas, Assam comprises the Brahmaputra Valley and the Barak Valley along with the Karbi Anglong and Dima Hasao districts with an area of . Assam, along with Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, and Meghalaya, is one of the "Seven Sister States". Geographically, Assam and these states are connected to the rest of India via a strip of land in West Bengal called the Siliguri Corridor or "Chicken's Neck". Assam shares an international border with Bhutan and Bangladesh; and its culture, people and climate are similar to those of South-East Asia  comprising the elements in Indias Look East policy.

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text: A wetland is a land area that is saturated with water, either permanently or seasonally, such that it takes on the characteristics of a distinct ecosystem. The primary factor that distinguishes wetlands from other land forms or water bodies is the characteristic vegetation of aquatic plants, adapted to the unique hydric soil. Wetlands play a number of roles in the environment, principally water purification, flood control, carbon sink and shoreline stability. Wetlands are also considered the most biologically diverse of all ecosystems, serving as home to a wide range of plant and animal life.

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