North
India is a loosely defined region in the northern part of India. The exact
meaning of the term varies by usage. The dominant geographical features of
North India are the Indo-Gangetic Plain and the Himalayas, which demarcate
the region from Tibet and Central Asia. North India has been the
historical center of the Maurya, Gupta, Rajputs, Mughal, Maratha, Sikh and
British Indian Empires. It has a diverse culture, and includes the Hindu
pilgrimage centers of Char Dham, Haridwar, Mathura, Allahabad and Varanasi,
the Buddhist Mahabodhi Temple, the Sikh Golden Temple and the Muslim
pilgrimage destination of Ajmer, as well as world heritage sites such as
the Valley of flowers, Khajuraho, Bhimbetka Caves, Qutb Minar and the Taj
Mahal.
