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It comprises much of the Kirthar National Park. The mountain range forms part of the Kirthar-Sulaiman geological province, [2] which stretches from the Arabian Sea coast north to the Sulaiman Mountains in northwest Pakistan. The highest peak of the Kirthar range is Zardak Peak at 7,430 ft (2,260 m). [3]
The total area on which this range spans around 6,475 sq. km (2,500 sq mi). [3] Together with the Kirthar Mountains on the border between Balochistan and Sindh, the Sulaiman Mountains form what is known as the Sulaiman-Kirthar geologic province. [4]
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 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 ...
Spīn Ghar Range, on the south side of the Khyber Pass west of Peshawar. Waziristan, a mountainous area on the border with Afghanistan, roughly between the Kurram River in the north and the Gomal River in the south. Toba Kakar, a southern offshoot of the Sulaiman Mountains in the northwest of Balochistan Province.
Physiographic world map with mountain ranges and highland areas in brown, pink, and gray. This is a list of mountain ranges on Earth and a few other astronomical bodies.First, the highest and longest mountain ranges on Earth are listed, followed by more comprehensive alphabetical lists organized by continent.
Zardak Peak is the highest peak of the Kirthar Mountains, which are a far-southern extension of the Hindukush range. [1] It is the most prominent mountain in Balochistan and is 7,438 feet (2,267 m) high. [2] It is bordered to the east by the Indus plains, and to the west by the Iranian plateau. [3]
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.