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  2. Khadir and Bangar - Wikipedia

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    In any doab, khadar land (green) lies next to a river, while bangur land (olive) has greater elevation and lies further from the river. Khādir or Khadar and Bangar, Bāngur or Bhangar (Hindi language: खादर और बांगर, Urdu languageکهادر اور بانگر) are terms used in Hindi, Urdu, Punjabi and Sindhi in the Indo-Gangetic plains of North India and Pakistan to ...

  3. Geography of India - Wikipedia

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    The word ghati (Hindi: घाटी) means valley. [30] In Marathi, Hindi, Gujarati and Kannada, ghat is a term used to identify a difficult passage over a mountain. [31] One such passage is the Bhor Ghat that connects the towns Khopoli and Khandala, on NH 4 about 80 kilometres (50 mi) north of Mumbai. Charmadi Ghat of Karnataka is also notable.

  4. National Geographical Society of India - Wikipedia

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    The National Geographical Society of India (NGSI) is a non-profit scientific and educational society and professional body for geography. [1] Established in 1946 at the Department of Geography, Institute of Science, Banaras Hindu University, it is one of the oldest and leading professional bodies for geography in India. The stated aim of the ...

  5. Geography - Wikipedia

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    Geography is an all-encompassing discipline that seeks an understanding of Earth and its human and natural complexities—not merely where objects are, but also how they have changed and come to be. While geography is specific to Earth, many concepts can be applied more broadly to other celestial bodies in the field of planetary science. [2]

  6. Devanagari - Wikipedia

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    In Unicode, as in Hindi, these consonants without their vertical stems are called "half forms". [61] श śa appears as a different, simple ribbon-shaped fragment preceding व va , न na , च ca , ल la , and र ra , causing these second members to be shifted down and reduced in size.

  7. Geography of Gujarat - Wikipedia

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    According to the WWF, Gujarat covers portions of five terrestrial ecoregions: [2]. The Indus River Delta–Arabian Sea mangroves are found in tidal areas bordering the Gulf of Kutch and Gulf of Khambat, as well as in the Indus River Delta of neighboring Sind province of Pakistan.

  8. The US cities with the best quality of life, ranked - AOL

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    US News & World Report released a list of the cities with the best quality of life for 2024 to 2025. Cities with places for outdoor activities, such as beaches and mountains, ranked higher.

  9. Geography of Uttarakhand - Wikipedia

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    Uttarakhand has a total geographic area of 53,483 km 2, of which 86% is mountainous and 65% is covered by forest. [1] Most of the northern parts of the state are part of Greater Himalaya ranges, covered by the high Himalayan peaks and glaciers, while the lower foothills were densely forested till denuded by the British log merchants and later, after independence, by forest contractors.