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Uttar Pradesh has over 32 rivers, with the Ganga, Yamuna, Saraswati, Sarayu, Betwa, and Ghaghara being the largest and important in Hinduism. Farming is widely practiced. The state has three main agricultural zones: Middle Gangetic Plains (Zone IV), Upper Gangetic Plains (Zone V), and Central Plateau and Hills (Zone VIII). The valley areas have rich soil, while some hill slopes are farmed with limited irrigation. The Siwalik Range forms the southern Himalayan foothills, sloping into the Bhabhar. The Terai-Bhabhar belt runs along the state, with dense forests and many streams that swell during the monsoon.

~~== History ==~~

~~=== Prehistory ===~~

Modern human hunter-gatherers lived in Uttar Pradesh between 85,000 and 72,000 years ago. Prehistoric tools and remains from the Middle and Upper Paleolithic period (21,000–31,000 years ago) have been found in the state. Evidence of Mesolithic/Microlithic hunter-gatherer settlements was also discovered near Pratapgarh, dating to around 10,550–9,550 BCE.

By 6000 BCE, people started living in villages with domesticated cattle, sheep, and goats, and also began practicing agriculture. From about 4000 to 1500 BCE, these settlements developed further, starting with the Indus Valley and Harappan culture, then moving into the Vedic period and later the Iron Age.

== Culture ==

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 Uttar Pradesh has over 32 rivers, with the Ganga, Yamuna, Saraswati, Sarayu, Betwa, and Ghaghara being the largest and important in Hinduism. Farming is widely practiced. The state has three main agricultural zones: Middle Gangetic Plains (Zone IV), Upper Gangetic Plains (Zone V), and Central Plateau and Hills (Zone VIII). The valley areas have rich soil, while some hill slopes are farmed with limited irrigation. The Siwalik Range forms the southern Himalayan foothills, sloping into the Bhabhar. The Terai-Bhabhar belt runs along the state, with dense forests and many streams that swell during the monsoon.
-== History ==
-=== Prehistory ===
-Modern human hunter-gatherers lived in Uttar Pradesh between 85,000 and 72,000 years ago. Prehistoric tools and remains from the Middle and Upper Paleolithic period (21,000–31,000 years ago) have been found in the state. Evidence of Mesolithic/Microlithic hunter-gatherer settlements was also discovered near Pratapgarh, dating to around 10,550–9,550 BCE.
-By 6000 BCE, people started living in villages with domesticated cattle, sheep, and goats, and also began practicing agriculture. From about 4000 to 1500 BCE, these settlements developed further, starting with the Indus Valley and Harappan culture, then moving into the Vedic period and later the Iron Age.
 == Culture ==