South Asia Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
southern region of Asia
About South Asia
Some commonalities exist to this area, mainly climate and culture. Apart from the Himalaya, the climate is tropical, with monsoon in summer and dry winter. However, you have the extremes of this climate, i.e. in westernPakistan, monsoon is quite non-existent and inSouthern India, it lasts for six months.Sri Lankaeven has two monsoons, one in May, one in October/November. The influence of historical Indian culture can be seen everywhere. Four major world religions have their origins within South Asia:Hinduism,Buddhism,Sikhism, and Jainism.Islamwas introduced by invading Arabs starting around the 7th century and rose to prominence during theMughal Empire. There are also ancient Jewish and Christian communities in India that date back some 2,000 years, and there has been a Parsi (Zoroastrian)
South Asia Travel Guide Sections
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