Question

Which is the longest and the most important range of Himachal or lesser Himalayas?

Answer 1

Hint: The Himalayas consist of a number of parallel mountain ranges which are: the Lower Himalayan Range, the Sivalik Hills on the south, the Tibetan Himalayas on the north, and the Great Himalayas which is the central and the highest range. The longest range of the Himalayas is a part of the western (Punjab) Himalayas.

Complete answer:
Pir Panzal or Pir Panjal is a range of mountains in the Inner Himalayan region. It is the longest and the most important range of lesser Himalayas or Himachal. Pir Panjal is a mountain range in the northern Indian subcontinent. It is a part of the western (Punjab) Himalayas, the western outlier of the vast Himalayas system. This range is situated in the disputed Kashmir region. It extends in the southeastward direction for more than 200 miles (320 km) from the Nilam River (Kishanganga) in the western Azad Kashmir area (which is administered by Pakistan), through southwestern Jammu & Kashmir state (which is administered by India) to the upper Beas River in the northwestern Himachal Pradesh state, India.
It separates the Jammu Hills to the south from the Vale of Kashmir by rising sharply to an average elevation of more than 13,000 feet (4,000 meters), the Great Himalayas lies beyond that region. The mountains extending to the north of the Nilam River in Pakistan are considered part of this range.

Note: The major passes through the range include the Banihal (8,985 feet [2,739 metres]) and the Pir Panjal (11,462 feet [3,494 metres]). Even during winters, a highway tunnel near the Banihal Pass makes Vale of Kashmir accessible to traffic from the south.