Longitudinally, the range is broadly divided into three regions–western, central, and eastern. The Western Himalayas form the westernmost section of the range and extend for about from the bend of the Indus River along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border region in the north-west to the Satlej river basin in India in the south-east. Most of the region lies in the Kashmir territory disputed between India and Pakistan with certain portions of the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. The Indus forms the division between the Western Himalayas and the Karakoram range to the north. The Western Himalayas include the Zanskar, Pir Panjal Ranges, and parts of the Sivalik and Great Himalayas. The western anchor Nanga Parbat is the highest point in the region at . It is also referred Punjab, Kashmir or Himachal Himalyas from west to east locally.
Longitudinally, the range is broadly divided into three regions–western, central, and eastern. The Western Himalayas form the westernmost section of the range and extend for about from the bend of the Indus River along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border region in the north-west to the Satlej river basin in India in the south-east. Most of the region lies in the Kashmir territory disputed between India and Pakistan with certain portions of the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. The Indus forms the division between the Western Himalayas and the Karakoram range to the north The Western Himalayas include the Zanskar, Pir Panjal Ranges, and parts of the Sivalik and Great Himalayas. The. western anchor Nanga Parbat is the highest point in the region at . It is also referred Punjab, Kashmir or Himachal Himalyas from west to east locally.