The Himalayan Salt Route What’s in a Name? Why “Himalayan”? The name “Himalaya” comes from Sanskrit: hima meaning snow, and ālaya meaning abode, The abode of snow. The salt, however, is not mined from the snowy peaks, but from the Salt Range in Punjab, Pakistan, about 300 km south of the Himalayan crest. The term “Himalayan salt” is a trade name, a nod to the great mountain system born from the same tectonic forces that uplifted these ancient rocks. Where it Really Comes From The vast pink salt