vindhya range

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The Vindhya Range (pronounced [ʋɪnd̪ʱyə]) is a complex, discontinuous chain of mountain ridges, hill ranges, highlands and plateau escarpments in west-central India.
Vindhya
Vindhyachal, Vindhyas
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Vindhyas near Mandu, Madhya Pradesh
Highest point
Peak     (Sadbhawna Shikhar / Kalumar Peak)
Elevation     752 m (2,467 ft)
Coordinates     23°28′0″N 79°44′25″E
Naming
Etymology     "Obstructor" or "Hunter" (Sanskrit)
Technically, the Vindhyas do not form a single mountain range in the geological sense. The exact extent of the Vindhyas is loosely defined, and historically, the term covered a number of distinct hill systems in central India, including the one that is now known as the Satpura Range. Today, the term principally refers to the escarpment that runs north of and roughly parallel to the Narmada River in Madhya Pradesh, and its hilly extensions. Depending on the definition, the range extends up to Gujarat in the west, and Uttar Pradesh and Bihar in the east.

The Vindhyas have a great significance in Indian mythology and history. Several ancient texts mention the Vindhyas as the southern boundary of the Āryāvarta, the territory of the ancient Indo-Aryan peoples. Although today Indo-Aryan languages are spoken to south of the Vindhyas, the range continues to be considered as the traditional boundary between the northern and the southern nations.[1] The former Vindhya Pradesh was named after the Vindhya Range. The Vindhyas do not form a single range in the proper geological sense: the hills collectively known as the Vindhyas do not lie along an anticlinal or synclinal ridge.[6] The Vindhya range is actually a group of discontinuous chain of mountain ridges, hill ranges, highlands and plateau escarpments. The term "Vindhyas" is defined by convention, and therefore, the exact definition of the Vindhya range has varied at different times in history.