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The Sivalik Hills are a mountain range of the outer Himalayas that stretches over about 2,400 km (1,500 mi) from the Indus River eastwards close to the Brahmaputra River, spanning the northern parts of the Indian subcontinent. It is 10–50 km (6.2–31.1 mi) wide with an average elevation of 1,500–2,000 m (4,900–6,600 ft).
Shivalik Hills are off-shoots of the Himalayan system and this sub-Himalayan foothills region lies in the northern part of the Bihar. There are some small hills like Someshwar hills and the Dun hills, in the extreme north of West Champaran. [4] South of it lies the Tarai region, a belt of marshy and sparsely populated region. [5]
Terrain: Large central Bihar Plain - divided by the Ganges into two unequal part. Highlands and mountains of Shivalik Range in north-west with forest, low mountains and valleys in the mid-south, subtropical tropical laurel jungle in South-West Kaimur Range of Southern Plateau Region, intermittent hilly and mountainous regions in central South with few valleys.
Bihar has some small hills, such as the Rajgir hills in center, Kaimur Range in south-west and Shivalik Range in North. Bihar has a forest area of 6,764.14 km 2 , which is 7.1 per cent of its geographical area. [ 70 ]
It consisted of a range of foot-hills, known as the Shivalik Range, meeting the Punjab Plains. [2] The hills of the region are stony and rough. [2] The term "Punjab Hills" is now only generally used in the present-era to describe painting styles produced in the courtly settings of Mankot, Guler, Kangra, Kulu, Mandi and Basohli states. [1]
The Shivalik Range which forms the southern foothills of the Himalayas, slopes down into a boulder bed called Bhabar. The transitional belt running along the entire length of the state is called the Terai and Bhabar area. It has rich forests, cutting across it are innumerable streams that swell into raging torrents during the monsoon. The ...
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In between Kashmir Valley to the north and the Daman Koh plains to the south, the Shivalik Range comprises most of the region of Jammu. The Pir Panjal Range, the Trikuta Hills and the low-lying Tawi River basin add diversity to the terrain of Jammu. The Pir Panjal range separates Jammu from the Kashmir Valley.