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Hirekhan also maintain that with Afghanistan and Maldives included the region is referred to as South Asia. The periphery of the subcontinent, including Bangladesh, Pakistan, and the island chains of Maldives, features large Muslim populations, while the heartland, including most of India, Nepal, and Sri Lanka, are overwhelmingly Hindu or Buddhist. Since most of these countries are located on the Indian Plate, a continuous
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The paleotectonic evolution of Asia terminated some 50 million years ago as a result of the collision of the Indian subcontinent with Eurasia. Asia's subsequent neotectonic development has largely disrupted the continents pre-existing fabric. The neotectonic units of Asia are Stable Asia, the Arabian
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signifies a "subdivision of a continent which has a distinct geographical, political, or cultural identity" and also a "large land mass somewhat smaller than a continent". Its use to signify the Indian subcontinent is evidenced from the early twentieth century when most of the territory was either
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as offensive and suspicious because of the dominant placement of India in the term. As such it is being increasingly less used in those countries. Meanwhile, many Indian analysts prefer to use the term because of the socio-cultural commonalities of the region. The region has also been called the
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Historically, the region surrounding and southeast of the Indus River was often simply referred to as "India" in many historical sources. Even today, historians use this term to denote the entire Indian subcontinent when discussing history up until the era of the British Raj. Over time, however,
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Unlike "South Asia", sometimes the expression "Indian subcontinent" may exclude the islands of Maldives and Sri Lanka. According to Pawan Budhwar, Arup Varma, and Manjusha Hirekhan, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal and Bhutan constitute the Indian subcontinent. Budhwar, Varma, and
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The precise definition of an "Indian subcontinent" in a geopolitical context is somewhat contested as there is no globally accepted definition on which countries are a part of South Asia or the Indian subcontinent. Whether called the Indian subcontinent or South Asia, the definition of the
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Given the difficulty of passage through the Himalayas, the sociocultural, religious and political interaction of the Indian subcontinent has largely been through the valleys of Afghanistan in its northwest, the valleys of
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This greater India is well defined in terms of topography; it is the Indian sub-continent, hemmed in by the Himalayas on the north, the Hindu Khush in the west and the Arakanese in the east.
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and Indian cratons, the Alpide plate boundary zone (along which the Arabian and Indian platforms have collided with the Eurasian continental plate), and the island arcs and marginal basins.
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nearly 55 million years ago, forming the Himalayas. It is one of the most populated regions in the world, holding roughly 20–25 percent of the global population. Geographically, the
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times. The Maldives archipelago rises from a basement of volcanic basalt outpourings from a depth of about 2000 m forming the central part of the ridge between Laccadives and the
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Except Sri Lanka, and Maldives ... all are located on Indian plate which is a continuous land mass the borders between two states are either a river course or no man's land.
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in the west) and the Hindu Kush mountains (from Yarkand River westwards) form its northern boundary. In the west it is bounded by parts of the mountain ranges of
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The seven countries of South Asia constitute geographically a compact region around the Indian Subcontinent ... Nepal and Bhutan ... the Maldives
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arrived into the subcontinent in two ways: through Afghanistan on land, and to the Indian coast through the maritime routes on the Arabian Sea.
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southwest of the peninsula, while largely considered a part of the Indian subcontinent, sometimes is mentioned by sources, including the
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According to anthropologist Patrap C. Dutta, "the Indian subcontinent occupies the major landmass of South Asia." According to historian
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From left to right, rifting of the Indian subcontinent away from Gondwana at 150 million years ago (Ma), 120 Ma, 80 Ma and during the
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Geodynamic Models of Plume-Ridge Interaction in the Indian Ocean and its Effect on the Crustal Thickness of the RĂ©union Hotspot Track
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Mythologies of Migration, Vocabularies of Indenture: Novels of the South Asian Diaspora in Africa, the Caribbean, and Asia-Pacific
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to the southeast. Most of this region rests on the Indian Plate and is isolated from the rest of Asia by large mountain barriers.
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tour of the subcontinent". The word is also sometimes used as an adjective in this context e.g. "subcontinental conditions".
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Quote: "The complex culture of the Indian subcontinent, or South Asia, presents a tradition comparable to Confucianism."
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Bertil Tikkanen (1996). "Languages of interethnic communication on the Indian Subcontinent (excluding Nepal)". In
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For example, a history book intended for Pakistani B.A. students by K. Ali uses the term "Indo-Pakistan" instead.
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is the smallest Asian country in both population and land area. Its closest neighbors to the north are India's
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Pawan Budhwar; Arup Varma; Manjusha Hirekhan (2018). "HRM in the Indian subcontinent". In Chris Brewster;
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This article is about the physiographical region of Eurasia. For the geographical subregion of Asia, see
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Maldives: Detailed Assessment Report on Anti-Money Laundering and Combating the Financing of Terrorism
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Dutta, Patrap C. (1984). "Biological Anthropology of Bronze Age Harappans: New Perspectives". In
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India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan and other small islands of the Indian Ocean
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The term has been particularly common in the British Empire and its successors, while the term
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Atlas of Languages of Intercultural Communication in the Pacific, Asia, and the Americas
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The History of Emigration from the Indian Subcontinent - Katherine Prior - Google Books
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form the boundary of the Indian subcontinent in the south, south-east and south-west.
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in the east. The neighboring geographical regions around the subcontinent include the
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or allied with them. It was a convenient term to refer to the region comprising both
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The people of South Asia: the biological anthropology of India, Pakistan, and Nepal
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Note: McLeod does not include Afghanistan in the Indian subcontinent or South Asia.
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Nuclear Non-proliferation Diplomacy: Nuclear Power Programmes in the Third World
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is the more common usage in Europe and North America. According to historians
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This natural physical landmass in South Asia is the dry-land portion of the
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is becoming more widespread since it clearly distinguishes the region from
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In terms of modern geopolitical boundaries, the subcontinent constitutes
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Terrorist Attacks in Mumbai, India, and Implications for U. S. Interests
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Quote: ""The term "South Asia" also signifies the Indian Subcontinent""
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that was generated by the northern drift of the Indian Plate over the
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in the east. It extends southward into the Indian Ocean with the
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Topographic map of the subcontinent and surrounding regions (in
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with the mainland. They are considered parts of the region in
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is a major river of the north-west of the Indian subcontinent.
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and other nearby island nations of the Indian Ocean, such as
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which is geologically associated with the subcontinent.
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out of the subcontinent into other parts of Asia. The
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5203: 5202: 5192: 5187: 5182: 5177: 5176: 5175: 5168:Africa-Eurasia 5164: 5162: 5156: 5155: 5153: 5152: 5147: 5142: 5137: 5132: 5127: 5121: 5119: 5113: 5112: 5110: 5109: 5108: 5107: 5102: 5097: 5092: 5082: 5077: 5072: 5067: 5061: 5059: 5053: 5052: 5037: 5036: 5029: 5022: 5014: 5005: 5004: 5001: 5000: 4995: 4985: 4980: 4975: 4959: 4958: 4955: 4954: 4951: 4950: 4946: 4945: 4943: 4942: 4937: 4932: 4927: 4925:Eastern Africa 4922: 4917: 4912: 4898: 4896: 4894: 4893: 4886: 4881: 4876: 4871: 4866: 4861: 4838: 4836: 4834: 4833: 4828: 4823: 4818: 4806: 4804: 4802: 4801: 4796: 4791: 4786: 4781: 4776: 4771: 4766: 4761: 4756: 4751: 4746: 4724: 4722: 4716: 4709: 4708: 4705: 4704: 4700: 4699: 4697: 4696: 4691: 4686: 4681: 4676: 4671: 4666: 4661: 4656: 4651: 4646: 4641: 4636: 4631: 4626: 4621: 4616: 4611: 4606: 4601: 4596: 4584: 4582: 4580: 4579: 4574: 4569: 4564: 4559: 4554: 4549: 4544: 4539: 4534: 4519: 4517: 4511: 4504: 4503: 4500: 4499: 4495: 4494: 4481: 4479: 4466: 4464: 4451: 4449: 4436: 4434: 4428: 4421: 4420: 4417: 4416: 4412: 4411: 4398: 4396: 4383: 4381: 4368: 4366: 4353: 4351: 4338: 4336: 4323: 4321: 4308: 4306: 4300: 4293: 4292: 4281: 4280: 4273: 4266: 4258: 4249: 4248: 4246: 4245: 4240: 4235: 4230: 4225: 4219: 4217: 4211: 4210: 4208: 4207: 4202: 4197: 4191: 4189: 4185: 4184: 4182: 4181: 4176: 4170: 4168: 4162: 4161: 4159: 4158: 4157: 4156: 4146: 4141: 4136: 4131: 4125: 4123: 4117: 4116: 4114: 4113: 4112: 4111: 4106: 4101: 4091: 4086: 4085: 4084: 4079: 4074: 4069: 4058: 4056: 4050: 4049: 4047: 4046: 4041: 4036: 4031: 4026: 4021: 4016: 4011: 4006: 4005: 4004: 3993: 3991: 3985: 3984: 3982: 3981: 3976: 3971: 3970: 3969: 3964: 3959: 3949: 3943: 3941: 3931: 3930: 3928: 3927: 3925:Climate change 3922: 3916: 3914: 3908: 3907: 3905: 3904: 3899: 3894: 3889: 3884: 3879: 3874: 3869: 3864: 3859: 3854: 3849: 3844: 3838: 3836: 3830: 3829: 3827: 3826: 3821: 3820: 3819: 3814: 3809: 3804: 3796: 3791: 3786: 3781: 3776: 3771: 3766: 3761: 3756: 3750: 3748: 3742: 3741: 3734: 3732: 3730: 3729: 3724: 3723: 3722: 3717: 3712: 3707: 3697: 3692: 3691: 3690: 3680: 3675: 3670: 3669: 3668: 3663: 3658: 3653: 3652: 3651: 3636: 3631: 3626: 3620: 3618: 3612: 3611: 3604: 3603: 3596: 3589: 3581: 3573: 3572: 3568:Horn of Africa 3537: 3516: 3502: 3482: 3468: 3448: 3441: 3419: 3412: 3392: 3386: 3360: 3353: 3333: 3325: 3302: 3276: 3269: 3247: 3240: 3218: 3208: 3185: 3178: 3157: 3150: 3124: 3117: 3095: 3075: 3062:Samiul Hasan, 3055: 3049: 3024: 2998: 2969: 2962: 2940: 2917: 2897: 2884: 2861: 2854: 2836: 2829: 2809: 2802: 2782: 2775: 2753: 2718:(5): 220–224. 2698: 2657: 2632: 2607: 2581: 2556: 2531: 2484: 2477: 2452: 2430: 2408: 2385: 2315: 2300: 2293: 2271: 2264: 2246: 2226: 2219: 2192: 2172: 2152: 2093: 2047: 2013: 1989:"subcontinent" 1979: 1962: 1942: 1930: 1916: 1890: 1880: 1857: 1850: 1825: 1747: 1739: 1716: 1709: 1686: 1679: 1654: 1644: 1621: 1586: 1585: 1571: 1568: 1565: 1564: 1555: 1540: 1480: 1468:United Kingdom 1459: 1457: 1456: 1445:Northern Areas 1441: 1411: 1391: 1359: 1357: 1356: 1321: 1307: 1285: 1284: 1282: 1279: 1278: 1277: 1271: 1266: 1259: 1256: 1244:island country 1180: 1177: 1018: 1015: 937:Eurasian Plate 909:Neoproterozoic 893:Eurasian Plate 865: 864: 855: 854: 846: 845: 837: 836: 828: 827: 826: 825: 824: 822: 819: 721:British Empire 701: 698: 619:supercontinent 572:United Kingdom 530: 529: 527: 526: 521: 516: 511: 506: 501: 496: 491: 486: 481: 468: 467: 466: 464: 463:Largest cities 460: 459: 457: 456: 450: 444: 438: 432: 426: 420: 406: 405: 404: 402: 398: 397: 395: 394: 389: 384: 379: 374: 369: 364: 359: 354: 343: 342: 341: 339: 335: 334: 332: 331: 319: 318: 317: 315: 314: 311:United Kingdom 297: 296: 295: 293: 289: 288: 286: 285: 280: 275: 270: 265: 260: 255: 242: 241: 240: 238: 234: 233: 225: 221: 220: 217: 213: 212: 209: 201: 200: 188: 187: 179: 53: 46: 45: 44: 43: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 6616: 6605: 6602: 6600: 6597: 6595: 6592: 6590: 6587: 6585: 6582: 6580: 6577: 6575: 6572: 6571: 6569: 6554: 6550: 6546: 6538: 6537: 6534: 6528: 6525: 6523: 6520: 6518: 6515: 6513: 6510: 6508: 6505: 6503: 6500: 6498: 6495: 6493: 6490: 6488: 6485: 6484: 6482: 6480: 6476: 6470: 6467: 6465: 6462: 6461: 6459: 6457: 6453: 6447: 6444: 6442: 6439: 6437: 6434: 6432: 6429: 6428: 6426: 6424: 6420: 6414: 6411: 6409: 6406: 6402: 6399: 6398: 6397: 6394: 6393: 6391: 6389: 6384: 6378: 6375: 6371: 6368: 6366: 6363: 6361: 6358: 6357: 6356: 6355:Pacific Ocean 6353: 6351: 6348: 6346: 6343: 6341: 6338: 6334: 6331: 6330: 6329: 6326: 6325: 6323: 6321: 6317: 6307: 6304: 6300: 6297: 6295: 6292: 6291: 6290: 6289:Pacific Ocean 6287: 6283: 6280: 6279: 6278: 6275: 6269: 6266: 6264: 6261: 6259: 6256: 6255: 6254: 6251: 6249: 6246: 6244: 6243:Caribbean Sea 6241: 6239: 6236: 6234: 6231: 6230: 6229: 6226: 6224: 6221: 6220: 6218: 6216: 6211: 6203: 6200: 6198: 6195: 6194: 6193: 6190: 6186: 6185:by population 6183: 6181: 6178: 6177: 6176: 6173: 6171: 6168: 6166: 6163: 6159: 6158:South America 6156: 6152: 6149: 6147: 6144: 6143: 6142: 6141:North America 6139: 6138: 6137: 6134: 6132: 6129: 6128: 6126: 6124: 6119: 6116: 6114: 6110: 6098: 6095: 6094: 6093: 6092:Southern Cone 6090: 6088: 6085: 6083: 6080: 6078: 6075: 6073: 6070: 6068: 6067:Andean States 6065: 6061: 6058: 6056: 6053: 6052: 6051: 6048: 6047: 6045: 6043: 6042:South America 6039: 6033: 6030: 6028: 6025: 6023: 6020: 6018: 6015: 6011: 6008: 6007: 6006: 6003: 5999: 5996: 5992: 5989: 5987: 5984: 5982: 5979: 5978: 5977: 5974: 5973: 5972: 5969: 5968: 5966: 5964: 5960: 5954: 5951: 5945: 5942: 5940: 5937: 5936: 5935: 5932: 5931: 5930: 5927: 5925: 5922: 5920: 5917: 5915: 5912: 5910: 5907: 5903: 5900: 5898: 5895: 5893: 5890: 5888: 5885: 5883: 5880: 5878: 5875: 5873: 5870: 5868: 5865: 5863: 5860: 5858: 5855: 5853: 5850: 5848: 5845: 5843: 5840: 5838: 5835: 5833: 5830: 5828: 5825: 5823: 5820: 5818: 5815: 5813: 5810: 5808: 5805: 5804: 5803: 5800: 5798: 5795: 5793: 5790: 5788: 5785: 5783: 5780: 5778: 5775: 5774: 5772: 5770: 5769:North America 5766: 5760: 5757: 5755: 5752: 5750: 5747: 5745: 5742: 5738: 5735: 5733: 5732:Low Countries 5730: 5728: 5725: 5724: 5723: 5720: 5714: 5711: 5710: 5709: 5708:South-western 5706: 5702: 5699: 5698: 5697: 5696:South-eastern 5694: 5690: 5687: 5686: 5685: 5684:South-central 5682: 5680: 5677: 5675: 5674:Mediterranean 5672: 5671: 5670: 5667: 5661: 5658: 5657: 5656: 5653: 5651: 5648: 5646: 5643: 5641: 5640:British Isles 5638: 5636: 5633: 5632: 5631: 5628: 5624: 5621: 5619: 5616: 5612: 5609: 5607: 5604: 5602: 5599: 5598: 5597: 5594: 5592: 5589: 5588: 5587: 5584: 5582: 5579: 5578: 5576: 5574: 5570: 5560: 5557: 5555: 5552: 5550: 5547: 5546: 5545: 5542: 5538: 5537:Levantine Sea 5535: 5533: 5530: 5529: 5528: 5525: 5521: 5518: 5517: 5516: 5513: 5509: 5506: 5505: 5504: 5501: 5499: 5496: 5495: 5494: 5491: 5487: 5484: 5482: 5479: 5477: 5474: 5473: 5472: 5469: 5465: 5462: 5460: 5457: 5456: 5455: 5452: 5450: 5447: 5443: 5440: 5438: 5435: 5434: 5433: 5430: 5424: 5421: 5420: 5419: 5416: 5415: 5414: 5411: 5407: 5404: 5400: 5397: 5396: 5395: 5392: 5391: 5390: 5387: 5383: 5380: 5378: 5375: 5373: 5370: 5369: 5368: 5365: 5363: 5360: 5359: 5357: 5355: 5351: 5343: 5340: 5339: 5338: 5335: 5333: 5330: 5326: 5323: 5322: 5321: 5318: 5317: 5315: 5313: 5309: 5301: 5298: 5296: 5293: 5289: 5286: 5284: 5281: 5280: 5279: 5276: 5274: 5271: 5270: 5269: 5266: 5260: 5257: 5255: 5252: 5250: 5247: 5245: 5242: 5241: 5240: 5237: 5236: 5235: 5232: 5230: 5229:Mediterranean 5227: 5226: 5224: 5222: 5218: 5215: 5213: 5209: 5201: 5198: 5197: 5196: 5193: 5191: 5188: 5186: 5183: 5181: 5178: 5174: 5171: 5170: 5169: 5166: 5165: 5163: 5161: 5157: 5151: 5148: 5146: 5143: 5141: 5138: 5136: 5133: 5131: 5128: 5126: 5123: 5122: 5120: 5118: 5114: 5106: 5103: 5101: 5098: 5096: 5093: 5091: 5088: 5087: 5086: 5083: 5081: 5078: 5076: 5073: 5071: 5068: 5066: 5063: 5062: 5060: 5058: 5054: 5050: 5046: 5042: 5035: 5030: 5028: 5023: 5021: 5016: 5015: 5012: 4999: 4996: 4994: 4986: 4984: 4981: 4979: 4976: 4974: 4973: 4968: 4961: 4960: 4956: 4941: 4938: 4936: 4933: 4931: 4928: 4926: 4923: 4921: 4918: 4916: 4913: 4911: 4906: 4905: 4904:Subcontinents 4900: 4899: 4897: 4892: 4891: 4887: 4885: 4882: 4880: 4877: 4875: 4872: 4870: 4869:Kumari Kandam 4867: 4865: 4862: 4860: 4855: 4853: 4849: 4845: 4840: 4839: 4837: 4832: 4829: 4827: 4824: 4822: 4819: 4817: 4812: 4808: 4807: 4805: 4800: 4797: 4795: 4792: 4790: 4787: 4785: 4782: 4780: 4777: 4775: 4772: 4770: 4767: 4765: 4762: 4760: 4757: 4755: 4752: 4750: 4747: 4745: 4740: 4739: 4735: 4731: 4726: 4725: 4723: 4720: 4719: 4714: 4710: 4695: 4692: 4690: 4687: 4685: 4682: 4680: 4677: 4675: 4672: 4670: 4667: 4665: 4662: 4660: 4657: 4655: 4652: 4650: 4647: 4645: 4642: 4640: 4637: 4635: 4632: 4630: 4627: 4625: 4622: 4620: 4617: 4615: 4612: 4610: 4607: 4605: 4602: 4600: 4597: 4595: 4590: 4586: 4585: 4583: 4578: 4575: 4573: 4570: 4568: 4565: 4563: 4560: 4558: 4555: 4553: 4550: 4548: 4545: 4543: 4540: 4538: 4535: 4533: 4528: 4527: 4521: 4520: 4518: 4515: 4514: 4509: 4505: 4492: 4491: 4486: 4480: 4477: 4476: 4471: 4465: 4462: 4461: 4456: 4450: 4447: 4446: 4441: 4435: 4432: 4431: 4426: 4422: 4409: 4408: 4407:South America 4403: 4397: 4394: 4393: 4392:North America 4388: 4382: 4379: 4378: 4373: 4367: 4364: 4363: 4358: 4352: 4349: 4348: 4343: 4337: 4334: 4333: 4328: 4322: 4319: 4318: 4313: 4307: 4304: 4303: 4298: 4294: 4290: 4286: 4279: 4274: 4272: 4267: 4265: 4260: 4259: 4256: 4244: 4241: 4239: 4236: 4234: 4231: 4229: 4226: 4224: 4221: 4220: 4218: 4216: 4212: 4206: 4203: 4201: 4198: 4196: 4193: 4192: 4190: 4186: 4180: 4177: 4175: 4172: 4171: 4169: 4167: 4163: 4155: 4152: 4151: 4150: 4147: 4145: 4142: 4140: 4137: 4135: 4132: 4130: 4127: 4126: 4124: 4122: 4118: 4110: 4107: 4105: 4102: 4100: 4097: 4096: 4095: 4092: 4090: 4087: 4083: 4080: 4078: 4075: 4073: 4070: 4068: 4065: 4064: 4063: 4060: 4059: 4057: 4055: 4051: 4045: 4042: 4040: 4037: 4035: 4032: 4030: 4027: 4025: 4022: 4020: 4017: 4015: 4012: 4010: 4007: 4003: 4000: 3999: 3998: 3995: 3994: 3992: 3990: 3986: 3980: 3977: 3975: 3972: 3968: 3965: 3963: 3960: 3958: 3955: 3954: 3953: 3950: 3948: 3945: 3944: 3942: 3940: 3936: 3932: 3926: 3923: 3921: 3918: 3917: 3915: 3913: 3909: 3903: 3900: 3898: 3895: 3893: 3890: 3888: 3885: 3883: 3880: 3878: 3875: 3873: 3870: 3868: 3865: 3863: 3860: 3858: 3855: 3853: 3850: 3848: 3845: 3843: 3842:Architecture‎ 3840: 3839: 3837: 3835: 3831: 3825: 3822: 3818: 3815: 3813: 3810: 3808: 3805: 3803: 3800: 3799: 3798:Other groups 3797: 3795: 3792: 3790: 3789:Tibeto-Burman 3787: 3785: 3782: 3780: 3777: 3775: 3772: 3770: 3767: 3765: 3762: 3760: 3759:Austroasiatic 3757: 3755: 3752: 3751: 3749: 3747: 3746:Ethnic groups 3743: 3738: 3728: 3725: 3721: 3718: 3716: 3713: 3711: 3708: 3706: 3703: 3702: 3701: 3698: 3696: 3693: 3689: 3686: 3685: 3684: 3681: 3679: 3676: 3674: 3671: 3667: 3664: 3662: 3659: 3657: 3654: 3650: 3647: 3646: 3645: 3642: 3641: 3640: 3637: 3635: 3632: 3630: 3627: 3625: 3622: 3621: 3619: 3617: 3613: 3609: 3602: 3597: 3595: 3590: 3588: 3583: 3582: 3579: 3569: 3565: 3561: 3557: 3556:9781463979676 3553: 3549: 3548: 3541: 3534: 3533:9783447047319 3530: 3526: 3523:Ludwig Paul, 3520: 3505: 3503:9780531144183 3499: 3495: 3494: 3486: 3471: 3469:9781402012150 3465: 3461: 3460: 3452: 3444: 3438: 3434: 3430: 3429:"Afghanistan" 3423: 3415: 3409: 3405: 3404: 3396: 3389: 3383: 3379: 3378: 3370: 3364: 3356: 3350: 3346: 3345: 3337: 3328: 3322: 3318: 3317: 3309: 3307: 3299: 3295: 3291: 3287: 3280: 3272: 3266: 3262: 3258: 3251: 3243: 3237: 3233: 3229: 3222: 3215: 3211: 3205: 3201: 3200: 3195: 3194:Tatu Vanhanen 3189: 3181: 3179:0-7614-7289-4 3175: 3171: 3167: 3166:Peter Haggett 3161: 3153: 3151:3-11-013417-9 3147: 3143: 3139: 3135: 3128: 3120: 3114: 3110: 3106: 3099: 3093: 3092:9781862397033 3089: 3085: 3079: 3073: 3072:9789400726321 3069: 3065: 3059: 3052: 3046: 3042: 3041: 3033: 3031: 3029: 3020: 3016: 3012: 3008: 3002: 2996: 2995:9788187498261 2992: 2988: 2982: 2980: 2978: 2976: 2974: 2965: 2963:9780306414077 2959: 2955: 2951: 2944: 2938: 2937:9781876410971 2934: 2930: 2924: 2922: 2915: 2914:9780195352177 2911: 2907: 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Index

South Asia
Continent § Subcontinents

Hindu Kush
Iranian Plateau
Makran
Indus
Valley

Thar Desert
Arabian Sea
Karakoram
Tibetan Plateau
Himalaya
Deccan
Plateau

Brahmaputra
Ganges
Indo-Burma
      Range

Bay of Bengal



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Bangladesh
Bhutan
India
Maldives
Nepal
Pakistan
Sri Lanka
External
British Indian Ocean Territory

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