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Meaning of himalaya



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himalaya
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It is the name of the highest mountain range on earth. It is found in Central Asia. It means in Sanskrit language the house or the abode of the snow. It has several peaks that exceed 8. 000 meters high.

  



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Transcribed from Sanskrit jima, snow and alaia, place, abode: The house of snow. Asian mountain range, the highest on our planet, with many summits of more than 8. 000 meters, in which many great rivers such as the Ganges, the Indo or the Brahmaputra are born and that many associate with Hindu and Buddhist spirituality.

  

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HIMALAYA: Mountain range located on the Asian continent that spans countries of India, China, Nepal, and Bhutan.

  










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