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The Sulaiman Mountains, also known as Kōh-e Sulaymān (Balochi: کوهِ سليمان; "Mountains of Prophet Solomon") or Da Kasē Ghrūna (Pashto: د كسې غرونه; "Mountains of Qaes/Kasi"), are a north–south extension of the southern Hindu Kush mountain system in Pakistan and Afghanistan. They are also known as Aparanchal Range, or ...
The term "thar" signifies the desert-like characteristics of the region, marked by its dry climate and sparse vegetation. Thus, "Kirthar" in older sindhi is interpreted as "mountains of the desert," reflecting the unique topography of the area where the Kirthar Range rises above the arid plains, transitioning into hilly terrain and dry landscapes.
The Hill Station of Sindh at Gorakh, in Kirthar Mountains Range, off Dadu, at the height of 5,688 feet (1,734 m), averaging 5,500 feet (1,700 m), is one of the two large plateaus in the Sindh segment of Kirthar mountains. Kirana Hills, The Kirana Hills is a small and extensive rocky mountain range located in Chiniot and Rabwah, Pakistan. Kirana ...
The Kirthar National Park is situated in the Kirthar Mountains in Jamshoro District in Sindh, Pakistan.It was established in 1974 and encompasses over 3,087 km 2 (1,192 sq mi), making it the third largest national park in Pakistan.
The Sulaiman Mountains dominate the northeast corner, and the Bolan Pass is a natural route into Afghanistan towards Kandahar. Much of the province south of the Quetta region is sparse desert terrain with pockets of inhabitable land, mostly near rivers and streams. The largest desert is the Kharan Desert which occupies the most of Kharan District.
The climate of the ecoregion is Humid continental climate, warm summer (Köppen climate classification), with a dry winter.This climate is characterized by large seasonal temperature differentials and a warm summer (at least four months averaging over 10 °C (50 °F), but no month averaging over 22 °C (72 °F), and cold winters having monthly precipitation less than one-tenth of the wettest ...
Kirthar; Lal Suhanra; Lulusar-Dudipatsar; Machiara; Margalla Hills; Murree-Kotli Sattian-Kahuta; Pir Lasura; Poonch River Mahaseer; Quramber; Saiful Muluk; Shandur-Hundrap; Sheikh Badin; Toli Pir; Region key Islamabad Capital Territory Azad Kashmir Balochistan Gilgit–Baltistan Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Punjab Sindh
In the south, the ecoregion rises from the coastal ranges into the Makran Range and Kirthar Mountains.It proceeds north through the arid desert of Pakistan's Balochistan Province along the western border of Pakistan, including the Zarghun Ghar Range, Sulaiman Range and Spīn Ghar Mountains into Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province.