# Sivalik Hills

_Mountain range_

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Last updated: 2026-10-02

> The Sivalik Hills, also known as Churia Hills, are a mountain range of the outer Himalayas.
The literal translation of "Sivalik" is 'tresses of Shiva'. The hills are known for their numerous fossils, and are also home to the Soanian Middle Paleolithic archaeological culture.

## Quick facts

- **Type:** mountain range; foothills ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q613624#P31))
- **Mountain range:** Himalayas ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q613624#P4552))
- **Coordinates:** 27.7667, 82.4000

## Related

- [Himalayas](https://diginpl.com/places/himalayas)

## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Sivalik Hills](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sivalik_Hills) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikipedia (Nepali): चुरे](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%9A%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%87) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q613624](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q613624) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Ganges and the Shivalik ranges, near Rishikesh.jpg by Ken Wieland from Philadelphia, USA (CC BY-SA 2.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ganges_and_the_Shivalik_ranges,_near_Rishikesh.jpg)

## Licence and attribution

Text from the Wikipedia article Sivalik Hills, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Ganges and the Shivalik ranges, near Rishikesh.jpg — Ken Wieland from Philadelphia, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0.

## Cite this page

"Sivalik Hills". DigiNepal. Last updated 2 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/places/sivalik-hills. Retrieved 21 October 2026.