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The ecoregion extends across the lower elevations of the great Himalaya range, from Pakistan's Punjab Province in the west through Azad Kashmir , the Indian states of Jammu And Kashmir , Himachal Pradesh , and Uttaranchal , Nepal , the Indian state of Sikkim , to Bhutan in the east.

The predominant tree in the ecoregion is the drought-resistant Chir Pine ''(Pinus roxburghii)''.


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Himalayan subtropical pine forests (World Wildlife Fund)