Gypsies
In Gypsy groups women are more important than the men. They live in caravans and many of their vehicles are too much decorated. There are few who speak their language.
Related
Continents
Beach, cliffs and coasts
Island
Most Viewed in Geography
Climate
The ocean currents of Atlantic
Geography info: Islands, definition, overview
Himalaya means "abode of snow" in Sanskrit, HIMA Means "snow", and AALAYA means "abode". The range runs for about 2400 km.
Himalayas
The Himalayas are the highest range of mountains in the world. They form a gigantic mountain wall to the north of India, running 1,500 miles from the Pamir knot in the west to the borders of China and Assam in the east. Himalayas are composed of a series of parallel ranges (usually three) which rise progressively northwards. The highest peaks include Everest, which at 29,028 feet is the highest in the world, Kanchanganga (28,166 feet) and Lhotse (27,923 feet). Many great rivers such as the Indus, Ganges, Brahmaputra and Sutlej have their sources in these mountains and rush through deep gorges down to the plains.
To the north of the Himalayas lies the lofty, desolate tableland of Tibet about 470,000 square miles in area. Tibetans are of Mongol origin and their main occupation is the rearing of sheep, yaks, long-horned cattle and horses, as well as the transit of goods across the mountains.
Nepal is an Indian state in the Himalayan foothills. The population makes a poor living as small farmers on the mountain slopes. The people, who are known as Gurkhas, are tough fighting men and have won acclaim as some of the best troops in both the Indian and the British armies.
